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ISAO IIJIMA

JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2014
Abe adviser visited Dalian for possible North contact
An adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secretly visited the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian, not far from North Korea, for about four days in late October, diplomatic sources said, adding fuel to recent speculation that Tokyo has resumed delicate negotiations with Pyongyang.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2014
Abe adviser Iijima held secret North Korean talks in Dalian in October
The adviser quarterbacking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's PR team secretly visited the Chinese port city of Dalian near North Korea for about four days in late October, diplomatic sources said Monday, fueling speculation that Tokyo has resumed delicate talks with Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2013
China: Iijima's report of Abe-Xi summit 'fabricated'
Beijing has no plan to hold a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the near future, the China Daily reported Tuesday, citing a Chinese government official who dismissed recent remarks by a close Abe adviser on a possible summit as "fabricated."
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2013
Top Abe operative says Japan-China summit in works
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's close campaign adviser, Isao Iijima, said Sunday that he believes Japan and China might hold summit talks soon.
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2013
Abe demanding North abductees deadline
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's adviser called on North Korea during his visit last week to set a 'deadline' in bilateral talks aimed at resolving the thorny issue of the abductions of Japanese.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2013
An overture to Pyongyang
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an aide, Mr. Isao Iijima — a former secretary to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi — to North Korea last week in an effort to make progress on unresolved bilateral issues, including the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2013
Abe's spin: We're ready to talk about abduction issue
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he is ready to promote talks with North Korea to resolve the abduction issue after Pyongyang blew the lid off of what was supposed to be a secret trip by one of his closest advisers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2013
Japan speechless on PR chief's 'secret' N.K. trip
The government is keeping mum on a secret visit to North Korea by one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advisers after Pyongyang revealed it to the United States and South Korea.
JAPAN
May 19, 2013
Suga clams up as source spins Iijima trip to North
During his surprise visit to Pyongyang, Isao Iijima, a special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, explained to officials there that Tokyo continues to seek "comprehensive solutions" to the North's abductions of Japanese and to its nuclear arms and missile threats, a source said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2013
U.S. briefed on Abe aide Iijima's surprise Pyongyang visit
Japan briefs the United States about the surprise visit to North Korea by an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2013
Iijima's North trip ups hope for progress on abductions
Tokyo authorized and is in charge of the surprise trip to Pyongyang by special adviser Isao Iijima, a senior government official indicated Wednesday, while Cabinet members all remained tight-lipped in public amid speculation the government hopes to resume direct talks with North Korea to resolve the abduction issue.

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