Japan PM vows to swiftly arrange abductee talks with North Korea

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday he wants to establish senior-level negotiations between Japan and North Korea in a bid to arrange a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an early date on the return of Japanese abductees.In his remarks to a gathering in Tokyo seeking the return of Japanese nationals abducted by the North in the 1970s and 1980s, Kishida reiterated that he is committed to realizing unconditional talks with Kim "at the earliest opportunity."His government will aim to arrange negotiations with Pyongyang "at a high level under my direct control" to pave the wa…READ FULL ARTICLE