Imagine that one day, out of the blue, a friend or family member disappears and are taken abroad. For decades you and your loved ones have been torn apart. Well, not so long ago, at least 17 Japanese ...
A rift between the Japanese government and families of North Korean abductees has opened following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s plan to launch diplomatic liaison offices as a step to solve the ...
Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, with Chief ...
On October 1, Ishiba Shigeru became the new prime minister of Japan. Long known for being part of the anti-mainstream faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Ishiba has now finally reached the ...
TOKYO — A 15-second video playing every six minutes in the world’s busiest train stations reminds millions of commuters of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped from her home nearly five decades ago ...
TOKYO Japan will insist on discussing the fate of several Japanese citizens abducted years ago by North Korean agents when nuclear disarmament talks with the communist nation open next week, a ...
Decades after the state-sponsored abduction of 13 of Japanese nationals, North Korea has announced that it will reopen an investigation into the case, in return for lifting sanctions against the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and North Korea could resume talks as early as this month over an investigation North Korea is conducting into the fate of Japanese citizens it kidnapped decades ago, the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An aide to Japan's prime minister said on Thursday that talks with Bush administration officials reassured her that Washington and Tokyo are "on the same page" when dealing with ...