This 1st prize-winning student essay from 2020 expresses hope that the international community will understand the abductions by North Korea as a global human rights issue, and put pressure on the country to resolve them.
Kishida ready to face North Korea to resolve abductee issues Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
With Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in attendance, family members of Japanese abducted by North Korea pressed for their immediate return at a major rally in Tokyo on May 29.
U.S. President Joe Biden told family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea that Washington remains committed to efforts to bring the missing victims back home.