His death at the age of 96 is a sign of how long the issue has dragged on, with most parents of abductees having now died without finding out what happened to their loved ones. Read more
The Prime Minister has expressed his commitment to resolving the abduction issue, as well as his willingness to hold talks with Kim Jong Un. Read more
There are concerns that the issue, which has dragged on for decades, is slipping from the public’s awareness, particularly among younger generations. Read more
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations made a rare visit to Tokyo on Thursday, following a four-day trip to South Korea, as part of a push to bolster the U.N.’s relevance together with it... Read more
Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago hope that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will bring up the long-unresolved issue during his state visit to the United States... Read more
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui reiterated Pyongyang's stance Friday that it will reject any contact with Japan and that a dialogue with Tokyo is “not a matter of conce... Read more
Within the span of just two days, North Korea went from raising the prospect of a leaders summit with Japan to dismissing it outright, with leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister saying Pyongy... Read more
North Korea will refuse “any contact or negotiations” with Japan in the future, the powerful sister of the nuclear-armed country’s leader said Tuesday, just a day after she said Prime Minist... Read more
Sakie Yokota, 87, is increasingly fearful that time is ticking away, robbing her of the chance to once again see her daughter Megumi, who was abducted in Japan and taken to North Korea at th... Read more
Japan has been informed that a former principal of a North Korean school in Japan, wanted for the suspected abduction of Japanese national Tadaaki Hara to North Korea in 1980, died a few yea... Read more