The Liberal Democratic Party has printed an English-language brochure to drum up support from foreign diplomats in Japan to try to solve the alleged abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea, LDP lawmakers have said.

They said Saturday the LDP began distributing 3,000 copies of the six-page brochure to foreign diplomatic establishments in Tokyo and elsewhere.

Former Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama gave a copy to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during his recent visit to Japan with President George W. Bush.