North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals in 1970s and 1980s has been an importnat issue for Japan for so long. It seems that the next move for solving this problem will be seen soon; Japan was considering the resumption of bilateral talks with North Korea following a recent trip to Pyongyang by one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s top advisers. Their visit last week has made the United States and South Korea mad since Japan and the two allies had maintained a united front in their efforts not to engage the North in dialogue until Pyongyang took steps toward returning to denuclearization talks. Reportedly, the bilateral negotiations between Japan and North Korea, which has been suspended since last December,would be conducted through the Foreign Ministry. Through the talk, Japanese officials are seeking to cover a reinvestigation into the fate of Japanese abductees, which is believed to be 17 people.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/22/national/stalled-abduction-talks-with-n-korea-may-resume-soon/
Honami Nabeshima
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