Trump Meets with Japanese Abductee Families

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Oct 28, 2025 15:34 (JST)

Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea at the State Guest House in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo.

“We always have this in mind,” Trump told the victims’ families regarding the abduction. “We will do everything within our power.”

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended the meeting.

The Japanese government had worked to set the meeting between the abductees’ families and the president to coincide with Trump’s visit to Japan.

After the president left, Rubio continued the meeting.

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