TOKYO — The Japanese government is considering requesting cooperation from South Korean private-sector radio stations in communicating information to Japanese nationals abducted and held by North Korea if a war or similar emergency occurs on the peninsula, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.

By working with the South Korean ratio stations broadcasting to North Korea, Tokyo is hoping to notify the abductees of emergency procedures and keep them informed about ports or other locations arranged for their evacuation, the sources added.

The government last month decided on an eight-point set of measures that it is planning to implement concerning North Korea's past abductions, such as strongly demanding that Pyongyang conduct a reinvestigation into the current circums... ...

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