United states president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, held a press conference with emphasis on the need to strengthen trade and the need to speak with North Korean leader on the issue of Japanese abductions
The two leaders had earlier met with relatives of civilians kidnapped decades ago by North Korean spies.
Japan suspects dozens of people who are still missing were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s to train their own spies in the Japanese language and culture.
The abductions have become an emotional symbol of the enmity between Tokyo and Pyongyang, and Japan has pressed Trump to seek answers on the fate of the missing during his talks with North Korea.
In 2002, North Korea admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese civilians, but the government in Tokyo believes at least 17 were taken to train Pyongyang’s agents.
