TOKYO/SEOUL -- Eager to bring closure to decades-old abductions of its citizens by North Korea, the Japanese government is seeking ways to talk directly with Pyongyang.
One trump card that Tokyo is trying to play is economic aid, which it promised at a landmark summit back in 2002 to give North Korea once diplomatic relations were normalized.
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