Tokyo, Ramadan 19, 1435, Jul 16, 2014, SPA -- Japan and South Korea agreed Wednesday to coordinate their responses to North Korea's nuclear threats despite strained ties between the two countries, dpa cited a report as saying. Hwang Joon-Kook, South Korea's top nuclear envoy, said in Tokyo that his country "backs Japan's efforts to resolve the abduction issue (with North Korea) as a humanitarian issue," the Kyodo News agency reported. --SPA 17:23 LOCAL TIME 14:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w