School children write about the terror of North Korea's abduction of Megumi Yokota when she was 13 and as cherry trees blossom, express hope for her...
The 13-year-old Megumi was taken away to North Korea on a spy ship. It is shameful that her abduction is ongoing and North Korea has not...
Megumi Yokota and other North Korean abductees are still believed to be alive and their surviving parents urgently hope a resolution will bring them home.
Megumi was last seen in Japan 46 years ago. In a final push to bring the abductees home, their families had to make a difficult concession...
The abduction issue concerns everyone. The same tragedy could strike Japan again if it remains a nation that allows the abductions to stay unsolved.
This 2nd prize-winning essay asks us to imagine the families of abductees, grieving the undead, knowing your loved one is alive and just across the sea,...
I would like to ask the Japanese people from the bottom of my heart: please turn your thoughts to the abduction victims in your daily lives...
It is my earnest wish that the politicians and government officials will take to heart how cruel it is that multiple generations have to face the...
“Megumi, I want to take your place if it means you could come back to Japan.”
Japan confirmed a new prime minister in early September 2020 without having achieved any progress in bringing home Megumi Yokota and the other Japanese abducted...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a wide variety of themes. Our hope is for readers to...
Dearest Megumi, I have called out your beloved name more times than I can remember, determined to see you again, as you know. Megumi...
