Japan Pledges Progress on North Korea Abductions Issue

Japan pledged on Tuesday to make progress toward resolving the case of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago.

The commitment came during a meeting between Prime Minister Takaichi and a group representing the abductees’ families.

Takaichi’s pledge focused on securing a breakthrough in the long-running issue, which remains unresolved decades after the abductions.

The brief account of the meeting did not specify new measures or a timetable for achieving that goal.