OPINION: Japan needs a realistic proposal on the abduction issue

Following the Trump-Abe summit in Mar-a-Lago this past April, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured President Trump's commitment to the abduction issue. The New York Times described it as "one small victory," while The Washington Post even defined it as "a rare but important win for Abe."Abe's rhetoric on the thorny issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s is direct and categorical.Speaking on Fuji TV, the prime minister announced that the solution he envisions is the "immediate return of all abductees to Japan." The following day, the DPRK's Korean Central Ne…READ FULL ARTICLE