Japan-North Korea Relations: (Sad) State of Play and (Sad) Prospects Asie.Visions 17, July 2009

Japan and the Democratic People"s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are as far away as ever from establishing anything resembling ‘normal" relations, let alone official diplomatic ties. This paper traces the history of the ups-and-downs in the Japan-DPRK relationship during the last decade.