US EditionJapan PM Seeks Summit with Kim Jong Un Over Abductions
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to resolve the abduction of 17 Japanese citizens by North Korea, with 12 still missing, emphasizing urgency due to aging families, officials said.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and conveyed Japan's desire to hold talks with Pyongyang to resolve the abductees issue.
- Japan lists 17 people as abducted in the 1970s and 1980s, with 12 still unaccounted for; North Korea admitted kidnapping 13 nationals in 2002 and allowed five repatriated abductees.
- Using pointed language, Takaichi declared `There is no time to lose` and said she will take the lead to meet Kim Jong Un face-to-face, act boldly, and achieve results.
- So far, Pyongyang has not publicly responded, and Tokyo says its request was delivered; last week Sanae Takaichi sought continued U.S. cooperation from Donald Trump, U.S. President.
- Diplomatic hurdles persist as Japan and North Korea have no formal ties and a probe was suspended after Japan tightened sanctions following Pyongyang's 2016 nuclear test.
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The Political InsiderJapanese Prime Minister Seeks Summit With Kim Jong Un to Resolve Abduction Dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her government wants a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to break the deadlock over the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago. If realized, the meeting would mark the first summit between leaders of the two nations in more than 20 years. Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Pyongyang in 2002 when North Korea admitted to abducting Japanese nationals…
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