National Nov 16, 2020
Tokyo watches and waits as Biden team forges North Korea policy
Japan will convey to the president-elect's team its position on the issue of abductions by Pyongyang before the U.S. presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.
National Nov 10, 2020
South Korean spy chief proposes Olympic summit with Japan, North Korea and U.S.
Park Jie-won suggested the summit during a Tuesday meeting with Suga, saying it could take up the issues of North Korea's denuclearization and the abduction of Japanese citizens.
National Nov 8, 2020
Japanese abductees' kin ask Biden to press issue with North Korea
Families and supporters have also urged Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to act swiftly on the matter without just relying on the United States.
National Oct 24, 2020
A memorial was held Saturday for Shigeru Yokota, a prominent figure due to his tireless campaigning for the return of his daughter, Megumi, and her compatriots who were abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attended the central Tokyo ...
National Oct 17, 2020
Xi shared concern over Japanese abducted by North Korea in first talks with Suga
With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating, Xi has apparently tried to maintain stable relations with Japan, in part by voicing an interest in the abduction issue.
National Sep 30, 2020
North Korea says issue of abducted Japanese 'completely' resolved
Japan officially lists 17 people as abductees, five of whom were repatriated in 2002, and suspects North Korea's involvement in many more disappearances.
National Sep 17, 2020
North Korea abductees' kin call for return of loved ones as new Cabinet is formed
"Please return the victims to their home country as soon as possible," said Sakie Yokota, 84, whose daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 at the age of 13.
National / Politics | FOCUS Sep 15, 2020
North Korea’s virus and economic woes may open door to Suga-Kim meeting
by Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Kim Jong Un could extend an olive branch to Japan to receive aid to rebuild North Korea's stagnant economy.
National Sep 3, 2020
Suga, front-runner in race to replace Abe, says he'd meet North Korea's Kim
"I want to make a breakthrough" in the abduction issue by meeting Kim without preconditions, Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.
National / Politics Aug 28, 2020
Who will be Japan's next PM? North Korea surely wants to know
North Korea may be carefully watching who will succeed Shinzo Abe after the Japanese prime minister, who had made resolving the abduction issue a major goal in his political career, expressed his intention to step down on Friday, diplomats said.
National Jul 1, 2020
U.S. President Trump expresses condolences over death of abductee's father
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter expressing his condolences to Sakie Yokota, the mother of North Korea abductee Megumi, over the death of her husband, Shigeru, it was learned Wednesday. The letter to Sakie, 84, was made public by the National Association for ...
National / Reference | FYI Jun 11, 2020
The North Korean abduction issue in Japan: When will the waiting end?
by Eric Johnston
The Japanese government officially claims 17 Japanese nationals were abducted, but adds that there could be more than 800 others.