Family of abductee calls for Japan-DPRK summit to resolve kidnapping issue



News Family of abductee calls for Japan-DPRK summit to resolve kidnapping issue New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he’s willing to meet Kim Jong Un for talks on kidnapping of Japanese nationals Kosuke Takahashi October 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News (file) \| The Yokota family appears at an online forum, Oct. 2, 2021 Family members of a Japanese national abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s have urged the country’s new prime minister to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the long-standing kidnapping issue. The appeal comes as former foreign minister Fumio Kishida officially became prime minister on Monday, following his election as leader of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week. Family members of a Japanese national abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s have urged the country’s new prime minister to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the long-standing kidnapping issue. The appeal comes as former foreign minister Fumio Kishida officially became prime minister on Monday, following his election as leader of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Family of abductee calls for Japan-DPRK summit to resolve kidnapping issue

New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he’s willing to meet Kim Jong Un for talks on kidnapping of Japanese nationals

Kosuke Takahashi October 5, 2021

Family of abductee calls for Japan-DPRK summit to resolve kidnapping issue

NK News (file) | The Yokota family appears at an online forum, Oct. 2, 2021

Family members of a Japanese national abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s have urged the country’s new prime minister to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the long-standing kidnapping issue.

The appeal comes as former foreign minister Fumio Kishida officially became prime minister on Monday, following his election as leader of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week.