The government on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stressing ...

Japan is unlikely to make any headway in its decades-long pursuit to bring home its citizens abducted by North Korea, even if it is a national priority, as Pyongyang is expected to sidestep the issue ...

Japan’s parliament on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations. Japan is the only member of the Group ...

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of a 13-year-old Japanese girl by North Korea, time appears to be running out for Japan to resolve the abduction issue.

A U.N. Human Rights Council group added 12 missing Japanese people not officially recognized as victims of North Korea's abductions to a list compiled to urge Pyongyang to confirm their safety, ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government intends to forgo stronger sanctions on North Korea for now as Tokyo seeks to maintain communications while Pyongyang continues an investigation into Japanese nationals ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea condemned on Friday plans by Japan to hold a summit in New York on the abduction of Japanese citizens by Pyongyang decades ago, saying the issue had been ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has pledged to make utmost efforts to resolve as soon as possible the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. Takaichi met relatives of the ...