The Japan Times6d ago
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
After 48 years, families of Japanese abductees still waiting for progress

'The situation will not change unless we do something different,' a senior official at the prime minister's office said.

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Alo Japan6d ago
https://www.alojapan.com/1412735/after-48-years-families-of-japanese-abductees-still-waiting-for-progress/ After 48 years, families of Japanese abductees still waiting for progress #abductions #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #MegumiYokota #news #NorthKorea #NorthKoreaJapanRelations #SakieYokota On Nov. 15, 1977, Megumi Yokota, 13, was on her way home from junior high school in the city of Niigata when she was abducted and taken to North Korea. With Saturday marking 48 years since her abduction, time is running out for Japan. Prime Minist
The Japan TimesNov 12
The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea decades ago, is afraid she may never see her daughter again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/megumi-yokota-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #megumiyokota
After decades of waiting, mother fears she may never see her abducted daughter returned

Megumi Yokota was taken by North Korea in 1977. Her 89-year-old mother is still waiting for her return, but says she is 'completely exhausted now.'

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The Japan TimesNov 3
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
Takaichi says she told North Korea of desire for summit with Kim

The new Japanese leader’s remarks echo those of her predecessors and come as time runs out for families of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.

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The Japan TimesSep 18
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
Japan considering North Korea's participation at 2026 Asian Games

The neighboring countries have no diplomatic ties and North Korea was a no-show when Japan last hosted the Asian Games in 1994.

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The Japan TimesJun 29
Nearly half a century has passed since the first government-recognized abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, yet the issue remains unresolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/abductee-families-time/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #megumiyokota #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions #sakieyokota #northkorea
Families of Japanese abductees race against time

Negotiations between Japan and North Korea have remained at a standstill since October 2002, when five victims were repatriated.

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Alo JapanJun 29
https://www.alojapan.com/1309527/families-of-japanese-abductees-race-against-time/ Families of Japanese abductees race against time #abductions #Japan #JapanNews #MegumiYokota #news #NorthKorea #NorthKoreaJapanRelations #SakieYokota Nearly half a century has passed since the first government-recognized abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, yet the issue remains unresolved. Sakie Yokota, 89, is now the only surviving parent of a Japanese abductee. Her daughter, Megumi Yokota, became a…
The Japan TimesJun 27
The recalibration in Seoul’s North Korea approach could offer entry points that Tokyo can use to begin rethinking its own engagement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/27/japan/new-sk-president-japan-nk-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #southkorea #northkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #northkoreajapanrelations #leejaemyung
Japan-North Korea engagement possible with Lee in power

South Korea’s new president opens a window for Japan to rethink its stalled North Korea diplomacy with a more strategic approach.

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The Japan TimesJun 5
Sakie Yokota, the mother of a child abducted by North Korea, called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with a sense of mission, as Thursday marked five years since the death of her husband, Shigeru. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/05/japan/yokota-urge-abduction-issue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sakieyokota #northkorea #niigata #kawasaki #megumiyokota #northkoreajapanrelations
Mother of North Korean abductee urges government to have sense of mission over issue

Her husband, Shigeru, died in 2020 at the age of 87 without being able to see his abducted daughter again.

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The Japan TimesMay 25
Families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea and their supporters held a national rally in Tokyo on Saturday to demand the immediate return of all abductees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/25/japan/families-abductees-return-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #megumiyokota #shigeruishiba #northkoreajapanrelations
Families demand North Korea return all Japanese abductees

The rally, organized mainly by the family group and an organization supporting such families, brought together about 800 people, including lawmakers.

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