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Originally Posted by yezhanquan
The abductee issue should be handled by Japan primarily. I don't think the US has much say in that particular matter.
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Although the communists would like the relations between Japan and the United States to continue to deteriorate, but it's not like that everybody isn't realizing it. The abductee issue involves the US, because the US is an ally of Japan and is also responsible for the regional security of Japan due to the treaty signed after WWII.
Without military pressure, the North Koreans would not bother to re-investigate the case of Japanese civilians getting abducted by North Korean agents a few decades ago to teach them the Japanese language and to train spies. Japan without the help of the US would not be successful, since economic sanctions are not even affecting North Korea to the slightest when the other 5 of the 6 six-party talks nations are helping them with supplies and financial aid. Diplomatic pressure is also ineffective because without military flexibility, North Korea is totally ignoring it. If the US decides to build stronger relations with North Korea, Japan would lose the final leverage of utilizing the issues of denuclearization and the abductees and won't be able to do anything further with regards to the whereabouts of the abductees. The involvement of the United States in this case is vital.