Families Want N. Korea Summit to Lead to Return of Japanese Abductees
June 12, 2018
Tokyo- The families of Japanese citizens kidnapped by Pyongyang decades ago on Monday expressed hopes that a U.S.-North Korea summit slated for Tuesday will lead to an early return home of the victims. “Please return my sweet child. That’s it,”
U.S. to Suspend Flight Training with F-15 Fighters
June 12, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Following the crash of an F-15 fighter off the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Monday morning, the U.S. military said later in the day that it will suspend flight training with the same type of aircraft until
Trump Reassures Abe on Abductions at N. Korea Summit
June 12, 2018
Tokyo- U.S. President Donald Trump gave reassurances Monday that he will bring up the issue of Pyongyang’s abductions of Japanese citizens at his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday. Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Emperor, Empress Visit Fishing Port in Fukushima
June 12, 2018
Soma, Fukushima Pref.- Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Monday to take a look at the postdisaster recovery in the area’s fishing industry. On the final day of the Imperial couple’s
Tottori Preparing for Possible Abductee Return from N. Korea
June 12, 2018
Tottori- The Tottori prefectural government is moving forward with preparations for the possible return of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea after the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit on Tuesday. Hopes for the possible return of Japanese abductees, including Kyoko Matsumoto,
Retrial Overturned over 1966 Murder in Central Japan
June 12, 2018
Tokyo- Tokyo High Court overturned Monday a lower court ruling allowing the reopening of a high-profile 1966 murder case against Iwao Hakamada, who was released from death row in 2014. Canceling the ruling issued in March 2014 by Shizuoka District
Japan Protests Russian Work Involving 3 Disputed Isles
June 11, 2018
Tokyo- Japan has protested Russia’s work to connect Sakhalin and three of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan with fiber optics, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. Following Russia’s notification of the start of the work to establish
MOF, Defense Ministry Join Hearings over Documents
June 11, 2018
Tokyo- A Japanese government-appointed panel conducted hearings with the Ministry of Finance and the Defense Ministry on Monday over their problematic management of public documents. At a meeting of a panel of experts held by the Cabinet Office in Tokyo,
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