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Japanese abductees issue
July 28, 2018
Shinzo Abe's North Korea Dilemma
By Yuichiro Kakutani
Domestic political calculations, not national interest, are behind Abe's approach to North Korea.
June 02, 2018
If Not North Korea, Who Will Be Japan’s Chief Antagonist?
By Erik Isaksson
North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.
May 17, 2018
Japan's Foreign Policy Balancing Act
By Daniel Hurst
This year's Diplomacy Bluebook shows Japan scrambling to square long-held positions with rapid changes in the region.
May 16, 2018
Trump-Kim Meeting Is Set. What Now For Japan?
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan's singular focus on the abductee issue is marginalizing Tokyo in the current round of North Korea diplomacy.
April 26, 2018
DPRK-Linked Academic: Prepare for 'Sad' Conclusion to Abductee Issue
By Daniel Hurst
A professor from Korea University sought to “convey the perspectives from Pyongyang” in a Tokyo press conference.
September 17, 2017
Room for Progress on the Japanese Abductees Issue With North Korea?
By John Taishu Pitt
How Japan can play the role of offering the carrot.
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