isao iijima returned to tokyo on saturday. he briefed chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga about his trip at a hotel.

isao iijima returned to tokyo on saturday. he briefed chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga about his trip at a hotel. while in pyongyang, he met kim yong nam, president of the presidium of the supreme people's assembly and he also met kim yong-il, secretary in the workers' party of korea in charge of international relat n relatio relations. iijima told suga he met other important people. he said he told them the japanese government is serious about wanting to resolve the abduction issue along with north korean missile and nuclear issues. he said he told the north koreans that japan will not budge on the abduction issue until all japanese abductees return home. the truth behind the cases are revealed, and those who carried out the abductions are transferred to japan. >>> foreign minister fumio kuchida says japan will work closely with the united states and south korea in dealing with north korean issues. he made the comment following a visit to pyongyang. >> translator: japan, u.s. and south korea share the view that peace an