Families of abductees slam Ishiba's plan for North Korea liaison offices

The families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago reaffirmed Sunday their opposition to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's plan to set up liaison offices in Tokyo and Pyongyang to resolve the long-standing issue.The group held a meeting in Tokyo to formulate a policy for their future activities, claiming Ishiba's proposal would "only serve to buy time" amid growing concern that the aging and declining health of family members may hinder their reunion with abducted relatives.Takuya Yokota, 56, the younger brother of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic figure among the …READ FULL ARTICLE