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Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.
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News Mother of abductee says Kim-Trump summit raises hopes for daughter’s returnPM Shinzo Abe says he will pursue bilateral talks with North Korea on the issue ![]() The mother of Megumi Yokota, kidnapped in 1977 at age 13 by North Korea, on Tuesday said she hoped the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit will lead to a breakthrough ending in the return of all of Japanese abductees. U.S. President Donald Trump said at a press conference following his talks with Kim Jong Un that he had raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens with the DPRK leader. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |