North Korea Promises To Lie To Japan

North Korea to probe decades-old Japanese abductions

The last several times North Korea promised to "investigate" the abductions of Japanese citizens to that country Japan in return got the body of person that wasn't whom North Korea claimed it was. Following that incident they got a whole lot of hot air and no investigation.   I'm sure this time around the lies and misdirection will be much better.

North Korea has said it will reopen an investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has said.

Mr Abe announced the move after days of talks between officials in Sweden.

Japan says North Korea abducted several of its citizens in the 1970s and 1980s to train spies - including learning the Japanese language and behaviour.

Tokyo said would relax some sanctions against Pyongyang once the probe had been reopened.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that Japan would also consider providing humanitarian aid to North Korea, depending on how the investigation progresses.

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North Korea Japan abductions

• 1970s-1980s: North Korea admits kidnapping 13 Japanese citizens to train its spies in Japanese language and customs
• 2002: Five Japanese nationals return to Japan. Pyongyang says eight others are dead
• 2008: North Korea promises to re-open a probe - but does not fulfil its pledge
• 2012: New Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says that resolving the abductions issue is a key policy priority