New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi showed her eagerness on Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, renewing Japan's ple

Japan's newly elected prime minister expressed her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. She also voiced her urge to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea during a meeting with their families.

Wednesday marks 23 years since five Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea were returned to Japan. However, other abductees including Yokota Megumi remain unaccounted for.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan's military buildup and spending, and an early upgrading of the country's security strategy to allow more offensive roles and arms exports as tensions rise with China,

U.S. President Donald Trump on late Friday embarked on his first trip to Asia in his second term, visiting Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Japan's new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has pledged to make utmost efforts to resolve as soon as possible the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea.

North Korea's unveiling of the Hwasong-20, an alleged nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), has once again put a spotlight on Kim Jong Un’s expanding long-range arsenal—and the growing threat it poses to the United States and its allies.