Sony hack puts Japan’s Abe in bind over North Korea abductee talks

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. accusations that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures could force Japan to choose between backing its ally Washington and keeping talks on track with Pyongyang about Japanese citizens abducted decades ago. Washington is weighing how to punish North Korea after the FBI concluded Pyongyang was responsible, including possibly returning North Korea to the U.S.

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Sony hack puts Japan’s Abe in bind over North Korea abductee talks