SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 5, SPA -- There are no particular signs that North Korea is preparing for a second nuclear test, AP quoted officials in South Korea and Japan as saying today. ABC News reported Thursday that North Korea appeared to have made preparations for another nuclear test and that the preparations were similar to the steps Pyongyang took before its first nuclear detonation on Oct. 9. The report cited unnamed U.S. defense officials.«Some unidentified activities have been detected around a suspected test site but so far there are no particular indications directly linked to an additional nuclear test,» Cho Hee-yong, a spokesman for South Korea's Foreign Ministry, told The Associated Press. In Tokyo, Japan's top government spokesman refused to comment on Tokyo's intelligence gathering.«We gather every possible piece of intelligence on these matters, and exchange information with the involved nations through close contact, but refrain from commenting on our judgment of its content,» Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/415913