Japan confirms easing of North Korea sanctions, in hope of finding abductees

Pyongyang agrees to reopen investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals kidnapped more than 30 years ago Japan has confirmed it will lift some sanctions against North Korea after Pyongyang agreed to reopen an investigation into the fates of a dozen Japanese nationals its spies abducted in the 1970s and 80s. Japans prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he had decided to revoke the measures after concluding that North Korean authorities were serious about establishing the whereabouts of the missin...