Nakayama to be reappointed special gov't adviser on abduction issue

Thursday 25th September, 11:31 PM JST

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thepro at 07:05 AM JST - 26th September

Man, that job is like free money. What on earth could this person be doing everyday?
ariffshah at 06:50 PM JST - 26th September

I am disappointed that Kyoko Nakayama has not been reappointed to a Ministerial post on the abduction but rather as special government adviser. She has the ability to make the right decisions to solve this long outstanding issue. Demoting her to just as special government adviser is like cutting her wings and asking her to just sit down in the office all day long and wait for North Korea to come back to the negotiation table. One fact that i would like to point out here is that North Korea has put forward it's ransom request of USD 100 billion to release the balance 9 Japanese citizen who are still alive and the return of the remains of the 3 that are dead. Why USD 100 billion is because North Korea wants that money to include compensation for all the harm, pain and suffering Japan has cause on North Koreans during the time Japan occupied North Korea. The question now is whether the Japanese Government led by Taro Aso will approve the payment for the ransom money or will Prime Minister Taro Aso just drag his feet until all the family members of Japanese abducted are dead or have given up all effort to bring their family members back home to Japan ?????