North Korea–Japan relations

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bilateral relations international relations

North Korea–Japan relations encompass the tense and often hostile diplomatic, security, and historical issues between the two countries, including nuclear and missile threats, unresolved abductions of Japanese citizens, and disputes over past wartime actions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral relations ⓘ international relations ⓘ
affectedBy	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean ballistic missile program NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean nuclear program NERFINISHED ⓘ Six-Party Talks NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Japan alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolutions on North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ sanctions regimes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Japan–North Korea relations NERFINISHED ⓘ
began	after World War II ⓘ
characterizedBy	abduction issue ⓘ absence of formal diplomatic relations ⓘ historical disputes ⓘ missile crisis ⓘ nuclear crisis ⓘ security tensions ⓘ
country1	Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country2	North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicAspect	ban on North Korean imports to Japan ⓘ ban on North Korean ships entering Japanese ports ⓘ restrictions on remittances to North Korea from Japan ⓘ
historicalContext	Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ World War II in Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ division of Korea ⓘ
humanitarianAspect	family reunions for some abductees ⓘ humanitarian aid from Japan to North Korea in some periods ⓘ
includesEvent	2002 Pyongyang Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan–North Korea working-level talks on abductions NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan’s imposition of unilateral sanctions on North Korea ⓘ Japan’s participation in Six-Party Talks ⓘ Koizumi Junichiro visit to Pyongyang in 2002 ⓘ Koizumi Junichiro visit to Pyongyang in 2004 ⓘ North Korean missile launches over Japan in 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean missile launches over Japan in 2022 ⓘ North Korea’s 1998 Taepodong-1 missile launch over Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea’s 2006 nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea’s 2009 nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea’s 2013 nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea’s 2016 nuclear tests NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea’s 2017 nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ
JapanDiplomaticRepresentation	no embassy in Pyongyang ⓘ
JapanPolicyGoal	comprehensive resolution of nuclear, missile, and abduction issues ⓘ
JapanPolicyTool	coordination with South Korea ⓘ coordination with other Six-Party Talks members ⓘ coordination with the United States ⓘ diplomatic pressure ⓘ economic sanctions ⓘ
keyIssue	North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean ballistic missile tests over or near Japan ⓘ North Korean nuclear weapons development ⓘ compensation for colonial rule ⓘ human rights concerns in North Korea ⓘ illegal fishing and smuggling ⓘ maritime security ⓘ normalization of diplomatic relations ⓘ sanctions enforcement ⓘ
legalDocument	Pyongyang Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ
NorthKoreaDiplomaticRepresentation	no embassy in Tokyo ⓘ
NorthKoreaPosition	demand for normalization and economic assistance ⓘ insistence that abduction issue is resolved ⓘ
publicOpinionInJapan	strong concern over abductions ⓘ strong concern over missile and nuclear threats ⓘ
PyongyangDeclarationDate	2002-09-17 ⓘ
PyongyangDeclarationSignatory	National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityImpact	justification for Japan’s missile defense development ⓘ strengthening of U.S.–Japan security cooperation ⓘ
statusOfDiplomaticRelations	no formal diplomatic ties ⓘ
thirdPartyChannel	embassy of Japan in Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ embassy of North Korea in Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue of Japan → issueArea → North Korea–Japan relations ⓘ