Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suggested an international fund be set up to bankroll the denuclearization of North Korea,... and said Tokyo is ready to contribute.<br /> Appearing on Yomiuri TV on Saturday, he said Japan "stands to benefit from denuclearization, so must think about such matters."<br />An international fund was set up in 1994, when Pyongyang previously pledged to dismantle its nuclear facilities in exchange for light-water reactors for power generation.<br />At the time, Japan pledged one billion dollars toward the four-point-six billion dollar project, but the fund was scrapped after Pyongyang continued to develop nuclear weapons.<br />Abe also said Japan will help support costs for International Atomic Energy Agency inspections, if they happen. <br />
