MEETING WITH FAMILIES OF ABDUCTEES AND OTHERS

TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:

[Provisional translation]

On October 6, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held a meeting with families of abductees and others at the Prime Minister's Office.Prime Minister Takaichi said in her remarks as follows:Thank you very much, Chairman Furuya of the Parliamentary League on the Abductions Issue, Ms. Yokota, Mr. Iizuka, Mr. Nishioka, and everyone else, for taking time out of your very busy schedules to come to the Prime Minister's Office today.I understand that during your visit to the United States, you conveyed your earnest desire for a resolution of the abductions issue to a great many people, including U.S. government officials, members of the U.S. Cong...