The ICC previously evaded the issue of North Korean abductions, saying these happened before Japan's membership. These abductions, however, are ongoing crimes.
US President Biden's state visit invitation to PM Kishida in April highlights Japan's role in rallying democracies to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Under increasing threat from Pyongyang, South Korea is thinking about possessing nuclear weapons. The subject has been taboo in Japan, but will that change?
While almost 100 local governments in Japan give subsidies to North Korean schools in their areas, these schools, in turn, teach anti-Japan curriculums.
A former advisor to three South Korean presidents, Moon explains what's behind the rocky regional geopolitics and what to expect on the Korean Peninsula.
The Lucky Dragon No 5 is a reminder that hydrogen bombs are terrible weapons. But using nuclear technology for peaceful purposes will also provide clean energy.
A February 19 press conference underscored the recent journalistic and academic silence on the comfort women issue. We consider what has changed.
Reversing his dynasty's policy on reunification, Kim Jong Un declared, "We are neither brethren nor comrades, but two belligerent countries at war."
Did Kim Yo Jong offer to accept Kishida's visit to North Korea on the condition that the abductions issue would not become a stumbling block? Here's...
The Japan-Italy talks focused on global and regional security issues and their joint development with the UK of a next-generation fighter aircraft.
On January 24, hundreds flocked to Yoido Gospel Church in Seoul to meet "Pastor Kim," the man behind the award-winning documentary Beyond Utopia. The documentary chronicles...
Julie Turner, United States Special Envoy on North Korean Rights Issues spoke on the "importance of bringing actors back to the table" on the abduction issue.