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ABDUCTIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
U.N.'s North Korea expert vows efforts to resolve abduction issue
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the visiting U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, said he will make every effort to resolve the abduction issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016
Abductees' kin wonder how Trump's emergence will affect sensitive bilateral issue
The relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents decades ago expressed hope and concern that Republican Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election might further jeopardize progress on the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Next U.S.-North Korea talks could see abduction issue vanish: expert
The possibility of the next U.S. administration resuming talks with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs might reduce its incentives for reopening negotiations with Japan on the abduction issue, a U.S.-based Japanese expert on North Korean politics says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2016
Hacked memo reveals details of Bill Clinton's 2009 meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Il
During a 2009 visit to Pyongyang to seek the release of two detained American journalists, former U.S. President Bill Clinton raised the issue of abducted Japanese nationals with then-leader Kim Jong Il, a hacked document released by the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2016
Japanese abductee possibly hospitalized in Pyongyang
A Japanese woman believed to have been kidnapped by North Korea decades ago has been admitted to a Red Cross hospital in the capital, Pyongyang, a support group for relatives of South Korean abductees said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2016
North Korea abductees' kin worried issue may be overlooked during election
Relatives of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are concerned the issue will receive little attention during the Upper House election campaign, with the focus largely on economic and social security issues.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016
Man thought abducted by North Korea found in Japan
A man missing since 1997 and thought possibly abducted by North Korea has been found within Japan, police have confirmed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
Lawmaker reveals photos of family reunion involving parents of North Korea abductee
A Japanese lawmaker on Thursday disclosed two photographs showing a 2014 family reunion between the parents of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted from Japan to North Korea in 1977, and Megumi's daughter, Kim Eun Gyong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016
Daughter of Hong Kong bookseller detained by China makes appeal to U.S. for help
The daughter of a Hong Kong-based bookseller detained in China on Tuesday appealed for U.S. help in pressing China for information about his status and securing his release.
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2016
U.S., Japan and South Korea seek bigger role from China on North Korea issues
Officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea on Monday urged China to play a bigger role in dissuading North Korea from further human rights infringements.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2016
In response to sanctions, North Korea disbands committee on abduction of Japanese
Pyongyang said Friday it shut down the panel that was looking into the whereabouts of purported Japanese abductees in response to sanctions over its recent rocket launch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2016
Japan says it will impose new unilateral sanctions on North Korea over rocket launch
The government said Monday it will slap new unilateral sanctions on North Korea in response to its rocket launch Sunday, amid rising calls from the families of abductees for tougher diplomacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2016
U.N. expert discusses North Korea abductions with kin, Japan ministers
U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea Marzuki Darusman on Monday discussed Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals with Japanese ministers and relatives of abductees during his visit to Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 12, 2015
Japan, North Korea secretly held abduction talks in November
Japan and North Korea held at least two informal working-level meetings in China in November on the fates of Japanese who were abducted by Pyongyang's agents in the 1970s and 1980s, a source familiar with the nations' relations said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2015
Negotiating team revamped to break deadlock on abduction issue
The government is set to revamp its team dealing with North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals as Tokyo seeks a breakthrough in its dealings with Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2015
Kin of abductees hit out at 'revolving door' Cabinet appointments
A representative for the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago has expressed dismay at the "revolving-door" Cabinet appointments to the post of minister in charge of the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2015
North repeatedly invited Yokotas to meet Megumi's daughter; mother says Tokyo didn't tell them
North Korea has repeatedly showed its eagerness to the Japanese government about inviting to Pyongyang the parents of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea decades ago, to allow them to meet again with the abductee's daughter, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2015
Japan, North Korea foreign ministers meet in Kuala Lumpur
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he urged his North Korean counterpart Ri Su Yong to ensure Pyongyang abides by a 2014 bilateral accord and promptly compile a report on the outcome of an investigation into the fates of Japanese citizens abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2015
Top diplomats from Japan, North Korea may hold abduction talks next week
Japan is making arrangements with North Korea for talks with the two nations' top diplomats on the sidelines of a regional security forum scheduled for Thursday in Malaysia, Japanese government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2015
Group supporting visits to graves in North Korea to disband
A group that has been helping people visit the graves of their relatives in North Korea said it will disband after Pyongyang agreed to conduct a survey into the locations of grave sites.
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The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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