Kaoru Hasuike, who was freed 21 years ago, tells young Japanese that North Korea "will not [have]...a bright future without resolving the abductions issue."
A student journalist and JAPAN Forward contributor has outperformed thousands of competitors to qualify for the World Scholar's Cup finals at Yale University.
Crown Prince and Princess Akishino reflect on their six-day trip to Vietnam, where they enjoyed a premiere of an opera jointly produced by the two countries.
Fearing absorption by the South, Kim Jong Un may have used the name "Republic of Korea" to reinforce the idea of a permanently divided Korea.
"I envy Japan," says Park Sun Young, contrasting the indifference shown by Seoul regarding POWs in North Korea with Japan's efforts to rescue abduction victims.
NYK Line announced its wood chip carrier DAIO AUSTRAL successfully used biofuel to reduce CO2 emissions while shipping cargo to Vietnam.
A severe food shortage in North Korea threatens to turn into another "Arduous March," a period of mass starvation in the 1990s that claimed millions of...
Japan must channel this international momentum. North Korea will not budge unless Japan makes a concerted effort to resolve the abductions problem.