Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Thursday to bring back Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, but his plan to set up liaison offices to resolve the long-standing issue met with opposition from the abductees' family members.In his first face-to-face meeting as prime minister with the families, Ishiba underscored the urgency of the issue, describing it as "a race against time," and expressed eagerness to hold summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un."The government shares the view that the issue must be solved whatever it takes and therefore we will do our utmo…READ FULL ARTICLE
