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The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rejected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's reported interest in holding a summit with Kim, saying talks wouldn't happen simply because Japan wants them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/politics/kim-sister-denies-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #kimyojong

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reiterated her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reiterated her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reiterated her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reiterated her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977. In the meeting, Sakie said she hopes there will be some progress this year on the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/megumi-yokota-mother-kihara-abduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations

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 its urgency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/14/japan/politics/government-push-resolve-north-korea-abductions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions

With Saturday marking 48 years since the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea, time is running out for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/north-korea-abduction-48-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #abductions #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #sakieyokota #megumiyokota

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed Monday that she has told North Korea of her desire to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un, as time runs out for families of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/politics/takaichi-north-korea-kim-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #kimjongun #abductions

Japan will consider whether to allow North Korean athletes to participate in next year's Asian Games in Nagoya after the North expressed its intention to take part, the Japanese government said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/north-korea-asian-games-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #2026asiangames #nagoya #aichi

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was spirited away to North Korea more than four decades ago and remains unaccounted for, has died at the age of 96. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/akihiro-arimoto-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #keikoarimoto #akihiroarimoto #northkorea #abductions #northkoreajapanrelations #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #kimjongun

Takuya Yokota, who heads a group of families of Japanese abductees to North Korea, expressed relief over the outcome of the talks held in Washington between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/09/japan/ishiba-trump-nk-abduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #megumiyokota #takuyayokota #northkoreajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shiberuishiba

North Korea sent directives to a secret organization formed by a former executive of South Korea's largest labor union, ordering it to incite anti-Japanese sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/north-korea-anti-japan-sentiment-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkoreajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #wartimelabor

The Japanese government is ramping up efforts to raise awareness about the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea, particularly among younger generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/12/japan/politics/awareness-north-korean-abductions/ #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions #takuyayokota

Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago hope that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will bring up the long-unresolved issue during his state visit to the United States next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/abductees-families-kishida-us-visit/ #japan #politics #takuyayokota #northkorea #abductions #northkoreajapanrelations #kimyojong #kimjongun #fumiokishida

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has reiterated Pyongyang's stance that it will reject any contact with Japan and that a dialogue with Tokyo is "not a matter of concern" to her country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/30/japan/north-korea-choe-son-hui-japan/ #japan #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions #fumiokishida #nuclearweapons #missiles #kimjongun #choesonhui

North Korea went from raising the prospect of a leaders summit with Japan to dismissing it outright within the span of just two days — part of a familiar playbook employed by Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/politics/north-korea-flip-flop/ #japan #politics #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #kimjongun #fumiokishida #kimyojong #abductions #nuclearweapons #missiles

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had conveyed his hopes of meeting her brother in the near future, amid backroom talks aimed at securing a summit soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/politics/kishida-kim-japan-north-korea-meeting/ #japan #politics #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #kimyojong #kimjongun #fumiokishida #abductions

A rare olive branch from North Korea offering up the enticing possibility of repairing ties with Japan may be concealing what analysts say is a more likely motivation — to drive a wedge between Tokyo and its partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/politics/north-korea-japan-dipomacy/ #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #fumiokishida #kimjongun #kimyojong #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #southkorea

Remarks by the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have offered a glimmer of hope for the possibility of a North Korea-Japan summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/politics/japan-north-korea-summit-push/ #japan #politics #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #kimyojong #kimjongun #fumiokishida