Human rights concerns bind U.S., S. Korea with Japan over abductions

With the resumption of talks with North Korea not in sight, Japan has stepped up diplomacy with the United States and South Korea to push for the resolution of Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.Tokyo's lobbying of Washington and Seoul to take up the abduction issue during their leaders' planned meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects Japan's concern that the issue may get sidelined as the summits appear to be primarily focused on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.Speaking after talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday, Ko…READ FULL ARTICLE