North Korea has launched short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. South Korea’s military said it detected liftoffs ...

The prime minister is aiming to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country decades ago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plaintiffs, their lawyers and supporters gather outside the Tokyo District Court after winning its decision ordering North Korea ...

North Korea said Japan’s ambition to possess nuclear weapons should be “prevented at any cost”, Pyongyang state media KCNA said on Sunday, citing the country’s foreign ministry. “Japan’s attempt to go ...

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress. Not only does Japan have a new prime ...

The South Korean leader highlighted the importance of cooperation with Japan and stopped short of criticizing Tokyo or ...

North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that flew for half an hour and reached an unusually high altitude before landing in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S.

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights violations of four plaintiffs lured to the North by Pyongyang's postwar false promise of living in “paradise ...