At a press conference amid North Korean signals and buildup for the Japan-US Summit, Takuya Yokota discusses hopes for bringing home the abductions victims.
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...
A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, PPP lawmaker Tae Young-ho has committed to accounting for the North's abductions victims.
At the event, abductee Megumi Yokota's brother Takuya Yokota called the North Korean abductions issue "a battle for lives that we cannot afford to lose."
Japan must channel this international momentum. North Korea will not budge unless Japan makes a concerted effort to resolve the abductions problem.
This renewed international effort to find a true resolution to the abductions issue comes after PM Kishida made a new offer on the issue on May...
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.
Megumi was last seen in Japan 46 years ago. In a final push to bring the abductees home, their families had to make a difficult concession...
Only two parents of victims abducted by North Korea are still alive. With no signs of a breakthrough, the family association is forced to make a...
PM Kishida says his administration will do its utmost to return all abductees soonest. North Korea mocks him, launching a ballistic missile over Japan.
The families said the US President’s expression of unwavering support “will send a powerful message to the international community."
“Megumi, I want to take your place if it means you could come back to Japan.”
