Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga expressed hope Tuesday that his upcoming visit to the United States will help strengthen bilateral coordination in resolving the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.Suga, who is Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's right-hand man, said arrangements are being made for him to meet with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan during his four-day trip to Washington and New York from Thursday."The abduction issue is the highest priority for our Cabinet and I hope to make…READ FULL ARTICLE
