Abducted – Four Stories, Four Lives, Episode 2: Inside the Black Box
In this 2nd episode, Kaoru Hasuike, one of only 5 victims allowed to return to Japan, tells us about how he was abducted in 1978 and life in North Korea.
They were ordinary people abducted from Japan by North Korea. Like Kaoru Hasuike, a young student who was kidnapped while on an evening walk by the sea. Kaoru spent 24 years in North Korea. He was one of the lucky few who were allowed to return to Japan in 2002. To this day he feels conflicted.
Hosted by journalists Arielle Busetto and Agnes Tandler, these talks give listeners an insight into the lives of four different people who are forever changed by a series of terrible crimes. Their lives are later all linked together in unexpected ways. It is the first-ever podcast series dedicated to this topic.
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