US EditionWith a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
- U.S. President Donald Trump met with families of Japanese abducted by North Korea and stated, 'the U.S. is with them all the way' during a meeting with them.
- Sakie Yokota, 89, is the last surviving parent of an abductee and appealed to Trump for assistance.
- Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi, a conservative leader, plans to meet with Kim Jong Un to discuss the abduction issue.
- Families hope that the U.S. will address the abduction issue in any potential summit with Kim Jong Un.
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VIDEO - US President Donald Trump met with Japanese families abducted by North Korea in Tokyo on Tuesday, October 28, in the 1970s and 1980s, a matter that has poisoned Japan's relations with Pyongyang for decades.
Trump tells families of Japanese abducted by North Korea that US is ‘with them’
U.S. President Donald Trump met family members of North Korean abductees in Tokyo on Tuesday, pledging that Washington will “do everything” it can to resolve the abduction issue. The meeting took place during a state visit to Japan and followed his first talks with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. “I’ve met the families before and […]
Trump, Takaichi Meet Families of North Korean Abduction Victims
ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump stands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as he meets the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Sakie Yokota and the families of other North Korean abduction victims at …
With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.
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