Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) makes an appearance before the media at his official residence in Tokyo October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send officials to North Korea for an update on the reclusive country's investigation into the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago to train spies, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.
Japan eased some sanctions on North Korea in July in return for the North reopening its probe into the status of the abduction victims and had expected an initial report by early autumn.
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