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Japan-North Korea relations
Japan’s New Prime Minister and the North Korean Abduction Issue
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Can Ishiba manage a new approach to a long-standing issue?
The Challenges of a North Korea Breakthrough
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Reaching an agreement with Pyongyang is hard enough; implementing it would be even tougher.
Japan and North Korea Need to Start a New Chapter
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Can the leaders of the two countries part ways with their respective predecessors?
How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?
By Cao Nguyen Khanh Huyen
Unless Japan can truly offer progress on Pyongyang’s vital concerns, a bilateral summit is unlikely to materialize.
North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon
By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung
Japan acknowledged it has been trying to arrange a bilateral summit but dismissed North Korea’s preconditions for such a meeting as unacceptable.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong’s First Messages to Japan
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
What does the North Korean leadership have in mind?
Will Kim Jong Un Meet With Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida?
By Mitch Shin
Amid the stalled nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea, Japan seeks to hold a summit meeting with North Korea.
North Korea: An Interesting Start to 2024
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
A new policy direction seems to be emerging.
A Message to Kim Jong Un From Mother of Japanese Girl Abducted by North Korea in 1977
By Takahashi Kosuke
The mother of Yokota Megumi, the most famous of the Japanese civilians abducted by North Korea, continues to push for her daughter's return.
East Asian Tensions and the Lessons From Hanoi
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Vietnamese diplomacy offers some useful reminders for key actors in a troubled region.
North Korea Unsettles Kishida Government
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Tokyo has been left puzzled by some recent moves from Pyongyang.
North Korea Warns Against Japan’s New Security Strategy
By Mitch Shin
After Tokyo announced its new security strategy, Pyongyang threatened to take a “decisive military step” in response.
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