Families of abductees met high-ranking US officials who voiced support for lifting Japanese sanctions targeting North Korea upon the return of all victims.
Grieving for the women of Israel and Gaza, Yoko Kamikawa believes restoring human dignity and peace in the Middle East would be easier with more women...
The new policy paves the way for stronger negotiations with North Korean leaders for the return of all abductees while some of their parents are still...
Beginning February 15, Japan is coordinating several events focusing on public and private initiatives for the long-term support and reconstruction of Ukraine.
Japan and other donor nations must find ways to extend assistance to Palestinian refugees directly after United Nations workers aided the terrorist group Hamas.
Rescuing the abduction victims is a race against time. A renowned expert on Japan-Korean relations explains the feasibility of three ways they could be saved.
FM Yoko Kamikawa toured the Middle East and promised generous humanitarian aid. But what kind of peaceful solution is possible after the Gaza war?
Along with direct aid, Hayashi unveiled plans for a Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Promotion Office in the Foreign Ministry and public-private initiatives.
Families of abductees will not oppose aid to North Korea once all victims are returned. US lawmakers and officials have expressed support for this new policy.
The two groups in Sudan have been in conflict over the transfer of power to a civilian government. Meanwhile, 16 million Sudanese need humanitarian aid.
Humanitarian assistance and measured loosening of sanctions, the author argues, will help North Koreans survive and physically change North Korea from within.
Addressing Myanmar, Tokyo should utilize the relationship of trust it has built with ASEAN in the postwar period through economic and humanitarian assistance.
