Outsized role of the abduction issue in Japan's politics and international implications

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Kim, Soyoung
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2024
• الموضوعات: Social Sciences; Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174601
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

As the leaders of Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) hint at the possibility of a summit, it is important to revisit the significance of the abduction issue for Japan’s domestic and international politics. The hardline attitude of conservative Japanese politicians on the issu...