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North Korea is reportedly open to discussing its abduction of Japanese nationals over three
decades ago. That's based on a remark made to Japan's Kyodo
News from Junichi Ihara ,... the head of the Japanese delegation that met with North Korean
officials in high-level talks over the past two days.
Ihara said North Korea didn't reject Tokyo's demand for an investigation into the whereabouts
of hundreds of Japanese nationals... who were allegedly abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s
and '80s. He also said... he protested Pyongyang's recent
provocations..., including its threat to carry out a new form of nuclear test... and its
launch of medium-range ballistic missiles last week.
The government-level talks between the two nations were the first in 16 months.