Japan's prime minister wants a meeting with North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to try to get a meeting with North Korea to discuss the Japanese citizens who were kidnapped by the dictatorship in the 70s and 80s, reports NHK.
On Saturday, he spoke at an event organized by an organization that represents relatives of the abducted.
Ishiba promised that the government is working on the issue, but noted at the same time that the situation is becoming more complicated due to the deteriorating relationship between the countries. He also urged Kim Jong-Un to agree to a meeting as soon as possible.
- It is not possible to criticize someone without actually meeting that person, he says.
Urges Japan's government to act quickly: 'Time limit'
One of the people speaking at the event for relatives of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s called on Japan's government to quickly ensure families can be reunited - before it's too late.
Yokota Takuya, whose sister Megumi was kidnapped 47 years ago, talked about how many parents of the kidnapped are getting older. Megumi's parents are 88 and 96 years old, according to the Sankei Shimbun.
- I hope that the governments of both Japan and North Korea understand that there is a time limit, he says according to the newspaper.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to try to get a meeting with North Korea to discuss the Japanese citizens who were kidnapped by the dictatorship in the 70s and 80s, reports NHK.
On Saturday, he spoke at an event organized by an organization that represents relatives of the abducted.
Ishiba promised that the government is working on the issue, but noted at the same time that the situation is becoming more complicated due to the deteriorating relationship between the countries. He also urged Kim Jong-Un to agree to a meeting as soon as possible.
- It is not possible to criticize someone without actually meeting that person, he says.
Urges Japan's government to act quickly: 'Time limit'
One of the people speaking at the event for relatives of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s called on Japan's government to quickly ensure families can be reunited - before it's too late.
Yokota Takuya, whose sister Megumi was kidnapped 47 years ago, talked about how many parents of the kidnapped are getting older. Megumi's parents are 88 and 96 years old, according to the Sankei Shimbun.
- I hope that the governments of both Japan and North Korea understand that there is a time limit, he says according to the newspaper.
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