Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made a bold and emotional appeal to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, formally requesting a face-to-face meeting to resolve one of Japan’s most painful and unresolved tragedies — the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. North Korea admitted in 2002 that […]
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Japan’s political spotlight turned once again toward Sanae Takaichi, the new head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who strategically chose not to visit Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine today. The decision comes as she navigates intense political negotiations and a complex path toward becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, who took leadership of […]
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TOKYO, Sept 17 — Japan has decided not to recognise a Palestinian state at this time, a move influenced largely by its deep-rooted alliance with the United States and fears of escalating tensions in the Middle East, Asahi Shimbun reported today, citing unnamed government insiders. This decision comes as global momentum builds toward Palestinian statehood. […]
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