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Japan-North Korea abduction issue
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![Kim Jong-un's Crazy Summer: A Litmus Test for Japan Kim Jong-un's Crazy Summer: A Litmus Test for Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-36465771732_0a2d8f9784_z.jpg)
Kim Jong-un's Crazy Summer: A Litmus Test for Japan
By Titli Basu
North Korea's active summer poses a host of challenges to Japan's defense posture.
![What One North Korean Abduction Might Mean for US-Japan Relations What One North Korean Abduction Might Mean for US-Japan Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-05_18-57-35.jpg)
What One North Korean Abduction Might Mean for US-Japan Relations
By Shannon Tiezzi
If a U.S. citizen is found to have been abducted by North Korea, it could highlight an issue that has long bedeviled Japan.
![Japan Unveils Unilateral Sanctions on North Korea Japan Unveils Unilateral Sanctions on North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19882_5286d29c71e6d.jpg)
Japan Unveils Unilateral Sanctions on North Korea
By Mina Pollmann
Japan is sending a signal, even though its sanctions are likely to have a limited effect at best.
![North Korea's Nuclear Test: The Fallout for Japan North Korea's Nuclear Test: The Fallout for Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-20_09-11-20.jpg)
North Korea's Nuclear Test: The Fallout for Japan
By Yuki Tatsumi
The latest nuclear test underscores the challenges of Japan's relationship with North Korea.
![Japan Punishes North Korea For Reporting Delay on Abductees Japan Punishes North Korea For Reporting Delay on Abductees](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-31_23-33-33.jpg)
Japan Punishes North Korea For Reporting Delay on Abductees
By Ankit Panda
Japan has heard nothing from Pyongyang about its internal investigation into the fates of Japanese abductees.
![Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-16_05-56-55.jpg)
Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due
By Clint Richards
South Korea seems to accept that the report won’t lead to greater influence for Japan.
![Pyongyang’s New Demands Could Derail Japanese Abductee Negotiations Pyongyang’s New Demands Could Derail Japanese Abductee Negotiations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-15_05-09-32.jpg)
Pyongyang’s New Demands Could Derail Japanese Abductee Negotiations
By Clint Richards
New requests for aid could raise the costs of Japan’s continued cooperation with the Hermit Kingdom.
![Bilateral Talks Show Where Northeast Asian Leverage Lies Bilateral Talks Show Where Northeast Asian Leverage Lies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-17_13-55-12.jpg)
Bilateral Talks Show Where Northeast Asian Leverage Lies
By Clint Richards
Talks show that Japan has created an interesting, if short-term window of opportunity.
![North Korea Fires Missiles in Japan’s Direction North Korea Fires Missiles in Japan’s Direction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-13_04-51-43.jpg)
North Korea Fires Missiles in Japan’s Direction
By James Pach
Pyongyang continues a series of missile launches, prompting a protest from Japan.
![Pragmatism Returns to Japan’s North Korea Policy Pragmatism Returns to Japan’s North Korea Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-02_07-26-07.jpg)
Pragmatism Returns to Japan’s North Korea Policy
By Sebastian Maslow
Japan and North Korea appear to have just enough leverage for legitimate negotiations.
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