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North Korea meeting boosts Koizumi's popularity

APPROVAL The Japanese prime minister was praised for winning the release of five children of abductees, but critics said he was naive to trust Kim Jong Il's promises

AP , TOKYO

The surveys, however, suggested skepticism about eventual normalization of ties between the two nations. Japan and North Korea have never had official diplomatic ties.

The Yomiuri telephoned 1,882 adults across Japan on Sunday for a response rate of 59 percent. The Asahi interviewed 1,018 adults, and the Mainichi surveyed 1,040 people. None of the polls provided a margin of error.

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