Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref. – Sakie Yokota expressed hopes for a reunion with her daughter, Megumi, a Japanese abductee to North Korea who turned 60 on Saturday. “I feel empty for …
A North Korean ballistic missile launch toward the Sea of Japan appeared to have ended in a rare failure early Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as a U.S. aircraft carrier …
Japan has conveyed to Russia its concerns about Moscow-Pyongyang military cooperation in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years earlier this week, according …
Japan is “seriously concerned” that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not rule out military and technical cooperation under a pact signed with North Korea on a visit to the isolated …
Seoul/Tokyo – North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight. The attempt …
Washington – U.S. foreign policy figures have not opposed the idea of Japan lifting its own sanctions against North Korea if the reclusive state returns all Japanese nationals it abducted …
Washington – North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, a website providing analysis of North Korea said Monday. According to the …
Washington – A summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unlikely to take place anytime soon, given recent statements from Pyongyang, Japanese Ambassador …
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had conveyed his hopes of meeting her brother in the near future, amid …
Japan has been informed that a former principal of a North Korean school in Japan, wanted for the suspected abduction of Japanese national Tadaaki Hara to North Korea in 1980, …