Tokyo, Nov 3, 2025 (AFP) - Japan PM seeks meeting with North Korean leader over abductees

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2025-11-03

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she has requested to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the long-standing issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago. After years of denial, North Korea admitted in 2002 that its agents had kidnapped 13 Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 80s, who were used to train Pyongyang's spies in Japanese language and customs. Tokyo believes North Korea abducted at least 17 J......

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