
Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs, gestures to Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, and South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Lim Sung-nam prior to the trilateral dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 17, 2012. Officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea on Wednesday met in Tokyo on issues relating to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). (Xinhua/Ma Ping)