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NORTH KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks in an interview in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 20 with photos of Megumi and Kim Eun Gyong, Megumi's daughter, by her side.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2024
Abductee's mom pins hopes on fresh Japan-North Korea talks
Sakie Yokota, 88, the mother of abductee Megumi Yokota, is pushing for the two countries' leaders to sit down for talks soon.
An Yong Hak, a former North Korean soccer player, in Yokohama on Thursday. An played 40 times in midfield for North Korea, and appeared with the team at the 2010 World Cup.
SOCCER
Mar 18, 2024
North Korean World Cup player says Japan game more than just soccer
This week's qualifier is a special occasion for some ethnic Koreans in Japan.
Takuya Yokota (second from right), head of a group of families of abductees to North Korea, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 26, 2024
Families of North Korea abductees give Japan breathing room for summit
The group won't oppose Tokyo's lifting of sanctions on Pyongyang if all abductees are returned while their parents' generation is still alive.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has in recent months repeatedly touted his openness to “unconditional” talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, calling for “a bold step to change the status quo.”
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2024
North Korea eyes well-worn playbook with Japan summit hints
Pyongyang's offer of repairing ties with Japan may be concealing what may be a more likely motivation — to drive a wedge between Tokyo and its partners.
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Thursday that a visit by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Pyongyang could materialize, but only if Tokyo met several caveats.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2024
North Korea-Japan summit push gains steam after remarks by Kim’s sister
A visit by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Pyongyang could materialize, but only if Tokyo met several caveats, Kim Yo Jong said.
U.S. Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner speaks to media at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2024
U.S. supports Japan's push for talks with North Korea, envoy says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament last week that he wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Sakie Yokota speaks in an interview on Oct. 27 in Kawasaki. Yokota's daughter Megumi was abducted in Japan and taken to North Korea at the age of 13 some 45 years ago.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2024
Mother of North Korea abductee awaits reunion as health woes mount
Sakie Yokota says her firm resolve to rescue her daughter Megumi seems to keep pushing her forward.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with children at a spring festival gathering of children and students at the Mangyongdae Student Youth Palace in Pyongyang on Jan. 1
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2024
Kim's quake message to Japan sparks hope for dialogue
The North Korean leader's message in response to the magnitude 7.6 quake that rocked Sea of Japan coastal areas came as a "surprise," an official said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an event with students to celebrate the new year in Pyongyang in this undated picture released Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2024
North Korea's Kim sends rare sympathy message to Japan over Ishikawa quake
The rare communication between the two countries’ leaders delivered Friday is believed to be Kim's first direct message to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
National Stadium in Tokyo will host the North Korean men's and women's soccer teams for qualifying matches in February and March.
SOCCER
Dec 28, 2023
Japan to host soccer matches against North Korea at National Stadium
The 2024 Paris Olympic women's qualifier on Feb. 28 will mark the first visit to Japan by athletes from North Korea since 2017.
Kazuhiro Araki, head of the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN), said that the issue of abductions would not be resolved unless the government put the unrecognized abductees on its official list and negotiated with North Korea.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2023
Families seek reunion with kin possibly abducted to North Korea
Their advanced age and a lack of information about the missing cause them increasing frustrations.
A North Korean rocket carrying a military spy satellite is launched in this undated photo released Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2023
North Korea calls spy satellite launch a success, but questions linger
A rocket carrying the payload passed over the Japanese archipelago late Tuesday, but Tokyo said it had not confirmed the veracity of Pyongyang's claims.
A man walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a space rocket, at the main railway station in Seoul in August.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2023
North Korea says it could launch satellite as early as Wednesday
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s office said it had "strongly demanded" that North Korea halt preparations for the launch.
Kim Kil Uk
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2023
Suspect in Japanese national's North Korea abduction reported dead
Kim Kil Uk was among the 11 people Japan had issued international arrest warrants for concerning North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.
Japan will start procuring Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States in fiscal 2025, a year earlier than initially planned.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2023
North Korea slams Japan's plan to move missile deployment forward
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said last week that his ministry has been studying the deployment of the missiles sooner than fiscal 2026.
Kim Jong Un
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2023
Japan and North Korea met informally this year over abduction row
Japan engaged in several informal contacts with North Korea this spring, sources close to the matter have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2023
Japan to host high-level meeting on North Korea with U.S. and South Korea
North Korea test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile in three months last week, logging a record flight time for any projectile launched by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 15, 2023
Japan's willingness to engage with North Korea may test patience of partners
While Japan has expressed readiness to engage with North Korea, Tokyo must perform a careful balancing act to ensure its outreach does not undermine its ties to Washington and Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2023
Former abductee asks Kishida to meet with North Korea's Kim
Hitomi Soga, 64, met with Kishida around a month after the premier pledged to pursue high-level negotiations with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2023
North Korea and Japan officials met to discuss abduction issue, report says
The officials met at least twice in third countries such as China and Singapore, the report by Dong-A Ilbo said.

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