This article of BBC is quite encouraging that the Prime Minister emphasized that Japan should have be more assertive, and be more positive on issues such as North Korean nuclear problem. He has pledged to solve North Korean abduction problem and now Chinese President Hu Jintao has said that he understands how the abduction problem affected the people in Japan.
→ Abe warns world against N Korea (2007-1-9)
→ Japan, UK agree on N Korea call (2007-1-10)
