Japan welcomes Trump's rebuke of N. Korea's abduction of Japanese

Japan welcomes Trump's rebuke of N. Korea's abduction of Japanese

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, criticized North Korea in his address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 19, 2017 for abducting Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s. His speech reflects "deeper understanding" in the United States about the abduction issue, Deputy Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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