Relatives of Japanese believed abducted by North Korea renewed their demand Friday for the government to slap economic sanctions on Pyongyang.
The demand for the hardline stance came after officials briefed the relatives on a two-day working-level meeting between the two countries in Beijing that ended Thursday with no new news coming from the North regarding the fate of 10 Japanese who were believed abducted.
The relatives, who in the past criticized the government for being too weak toward North Korea, took a low-key approach this time and even praised the Japanese diplomats for grilling their North Korean counterparts during the talks.