Japan willing to talk to North Korea: Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that he is willing to talk directly with North Korea in a bid to resolve the festering issue of abductions of Japanese citizens and foster better ties with Pyongyang. 

Abe said this today at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump. The



US Presiden promised to raise the highly sensitive issue of the Japanese nationals kidnapped by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s with Kim Jong Un at next week's high-stakes summit in Singapore. Mr. Abe added there was no change in Japan's policy to pursue real peace in Northeast Asia.