April 30, 2018

TOKYO -- The government plans to maintain its policy of pressuring North Korea despite expressing a degree of approval of the joint statement signed on Friday by South Korean President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

This is because the government does not regard the Panmunjom Declaration as a tangible step toward the complete abandonment of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles.

The government also plans to promptly gather information from South Korea about why the declaration and the joint press conference by the two leaders failed to mention the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.

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