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North Korea continues to focus on achieving qualitative improvements in its nuclear and missile capabilities, according to an early draft of Japan's 2024 defense white paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-defense-paper-north-korea-nukes/

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday reiterated his eagerness to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an effort to swiftly resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/politics/kishida-seeks-meeting-with-north-korean-leader/

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U.S. foreign policy figures have not opposed the idea of Japan lifting sanctions against North Korea if the country returns all Japanese nationals it abducted, an abductee family group has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/north-korea-abductees-sanctions/

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North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/nk-animators-anime-production/

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Japan is grappling with its "most severe and complex" security environment in the postwar era, the Foreign Ministry said in its annual diplomatic policy paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/politics/diplo-blue-book/

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According to the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S., a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unlikely to take place anytime soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/politics/japan-envoy-negative-on-japan-n-korea-summit/

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Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago hope that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will bring up the long-unresolved issue during his state visit to the United States next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/abductees-families-kishida-us-visit/

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North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has reiterated Pyongyang's stance that it will reject any contact with Japan and that a dialogue with Tokyo is "not a matter of concern" to her country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/30/japan/north-korea-choe-son-hui-japan/

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North Korea went from raising the prospect of a leaders summit with Japan to dismissing it outright within the span of just two days — part of a familiar playbook employed by Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/politics/north-korea-flip-flop/

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The Japanese government has warned domestic firms about contracting North Korean IT workers posing as Japanese nationals, as it is suspected they are using the proceeds to fund Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development programs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/crime-legal/north-korean-it-workers-in-japan/

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The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had conveyed his hopes of meeting her brother in the near future, amid backroom talks aimed at securing a summit soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/politics/kishida-kim-japan-north-korea-meeting/

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Details were, and still are, sketchy on the precise reasons North Korea reversed course on its plans to host Samurai Blue for a World Cup qualifying match that was ultimately canceled altogether by FIFA. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/24/soccer/japan-north-korea-match-canceled/

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Japan has warned soccer fans not to attempt to travel to "hostile" North Korea for next week's men's World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/20/soccer/japan-warn-travel-north-korea/

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Sakie Yokota, 88, the mother of abductee Megumi Yokota, is pinning her hopes on resolving the long-festering abduction issue on the Japanese and North Korean leaders sitting down for talks soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/japan-abductee-mom-interview/

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A rare olive branch from North Korea offering up the enticing possibility of repairing ties with Japan may be concealing what analysts say is a more likely motivation — to drive a wedge between Tokyo and its partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/politics/north-korea-japan-dipomacy/

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Remarks by the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have offered a glimmer of hope for the possibility of a North Korea-Japan summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/politics/japan-north-korea-summit-push/

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The United States supports Japan's efforts to hold talks with North Korea and hopes any dialogue would seek to resolve a range of issues, Washington's envoy on North Korean human rights issues said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/15/japan/politics/us-supports-japan-nk-talks/

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A rare message from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Japan expressing sympathy for a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day has raised speculation that Pyongyang may be signaling its openness to dialogue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/japan/kim-north-korea-quake-message/?utm_content=buffer54f2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a rare “message of sympathy” to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the devastating earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture that has left nearly 100 people dead and more than 200 missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/06/japan/politics/north-korea-kim-jong-un-japan-fumio-kishida-message-earthquake/?utm_content=buffer25ca6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japan will host women's and men's soccer matches against North Korea early next year at National Stadium in Tokyo in a rare visit to the country by North Korean athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/28/soccer/north-korean-teams-tokyo-qualifiers/?utm_content=buffer122f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The families of missing Japanese suspected to have been abducted to North Korea are hoping desperately to be reunited with them, with many now in their advanced years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/japan/north-korea-abductees-families-aging/?utm_content=buffer01be9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite, with Pyongyang brushing away warnings from Tokyo and Seoul not to go ahead with the move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/21/japan/politics/north-korea-third-satellite-launch-announcement/?utm_content=buffer61495&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japan has been informed that a man wanted for the suspected abduction of Japanese national Tadaaki Hara to North Korea in 1980 died a few years ago in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/24/japan/crime-legal/north-korea-japan-abduction-suspect-dead/?utm_content=buffera4f6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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North Korea has criticized Japan's plan to move forward the date of deployment for domestically made long-range missiles, saying Tokyo's military moves for a "reinvasion" have reached a very grave phase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/16/japan/politics/north-korea-raps-japan-missile-plan/?utm_content=buffer45ee5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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While Japan has expressed readiness to engage with North Korea, Tokyo must perform a careful balancing act to ensure its outreach does not undermine its ties to Washington and Seoul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/15/national/north-korea-japan-negotiations-focus/?utm_content=buffercecfd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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