Japan Says It Will Lift Some Sanctions on North Korea

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday, local time, that his government has decided to lift some of its sanction on North Korea.

The move is in return for North Korea's agreement to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.

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In a brief statement to reporters, Abe didn't provide any details on which sanctions would be lifted. A formal decision could come at a cabinet meeting on Friday.

Japan bans port calls by any North Korean-flag vessels, all trade with North Korea and the entry into Japan of North Korean citizens. Tokyo has said that if its concerns are satisfied, it would allow more people exchanges, ease requirements to report money transfers to the North and raise limits on how much cash can be carried to the North. It would also allow North Korean ships to make port calls for humanitarian purposes. Read more...

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