With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.

South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties between the neighbors, whose relations have long been strained by their bitter

Trump heads to South Korea after Japan visit, praises Japan's new PM for US investments

In 1977, Sakie Yokota’s then-13-year-old daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea from Japan’s northern coast on her way home from school. Yokota said she hopes for progress on the issue and thanked Trump for pledging his support.
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North Korea Tests Hypersonic Missile System

North Korea test-fired two hypersonic missiles on Wednesday, prompting protests from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which described the tests as unlawful and destabilizing. State media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday reported North Korea’s Missile Administration launched two hypersonic missiles from Ryokpho District,

Trump heads to South Korea to face trade talks and North Korean missiles

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jihoon Lee TOKYO/GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump heads to South Korea on Wednesday for the final leg of his Asia trip, with high-stakes meetings expected with Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korea's Lee Jae Myung.
NBC 6 South Florida

North Korea Forces Evacuation Alerts in Japan With Missile Launch

North Korea added to its barrage of recent weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including an intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. The launches ...
ABC7

Japan and South Korea meet to resolve shaky relationship

SEOUL, South Korea -- After a three and a half year freeze, the leaders of South Korea and Japan resumed formal talks Monday that were expected to focus on North Korea's pursuit of nuclear bombs, trade ties and a long-running dispute over Japan's wartime ...

Trump to jet off to Asia as North Korea fires ballistic missiles and China trade questions loom

Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.
The Diplomat

Japan-South Korea Relations Under a Takaichi Sanae Government

How will Prime Minister Takaichi get along with the Lee Jae-myung administration? South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held their first Japan-Korea summit meeting during the G7 Summit in Canada in June,
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