Japan's newly elected prime minister expressed her willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. She also voiced her urge to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea during a meeting with their families.

Japan's new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has pledged to make utmost efforts to resolve as soon as possible the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea.

Tokyo arranging meeting of 'abductees' family members with Donald Trump during his 3-day visit to Japan - Anadolu Ajansı

A cross-border sanctions monitoring effort between Japan and 10 other countries has sounded the alarm on North Korea’s sanctions evasion tactics in a detailed report.

A multinational team monitoring the implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea says the country stole around 2.8 billion dollars in cryptocurrency from around the world between 2024 and September 2025.

Trump-Xi sit-down may take place on the sidelines of Apec summit despite relations between China and the US hitting new lows in recent weeks.