Imagine that one day, out of the blue, a friend or family member disappears and are taken abroad. For decades you and your loved ones have been torn apart. Well, not so long ago, at least 17 Japanese ...

A rift between the Japanese government and families of North Korean abductees has opened following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s plan to launch diplomatic liaison offices as a step to solve the ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese Cabinet minister on Wednesday urged North Korea to quickly release the results of a new investigation into the fate of dozens, possibly hundreds, of Japanese believed to have ...

The abductions of more than a dozen Japanese people by North Korea in the 1970s and 80s remain a contentious and emotional issue in Japan. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation ...

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida is pushing for a dialogue with North Korea over the historical abductions of Japanese nationals, a move that might jeopardize his political career, according to analysts.

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea and Japan have agreed terms for a new investigation into Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese people in the 1970s and 1980s, officials said, opening the way for Tokyo to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and North Korea appear to be on the verge of a breakthrough on a bizarre legacy of the Cold War, a secret, government-ordered program that led to the abduction of more than a dozen ...

On October 1, Ishiba Shigeru became the new prime minister of Japan. Long known for being part of the anti-mainstream faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Ishiba has now finally reached the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea and Japan have agreed terms for a new investigation into Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese people in the 1970s and 1980s, officials said, opening the way for Tokyo to ...