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[Bookmark] Megumi Yokota Film Premiere A Push for the Return of North Korean Abduction Victims

The Sankei Shimbun September 19, 2020

Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that introduces one overarching thought that branches off...

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Shinzo Abe on His 8 Years as Prime Minister: ‘Many Challenges, But Also Successes’

Arielle Busetto August 29, 2020

In politics, the most important thing is to give results. During my tenure of...

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At Least 7 Japanese are Living in North Korea Against their Will, says Freed American Who Met Them

Norio Sakurai August 6, 2020

Kim Dong Chul, PhD (66), a U.S. citizen who was arrested by...

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EDITORIAL | Japan Must Act on New Evidence of Abductions by North Korea

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 5, 2020

In North Korea, there are many Japanese citizens who long to return...

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Dear Megumi: Your Father Went to Heaven Thinking of You; I Will Carry the Campaign Through

Sakie Yokota July 21, 2020

Dearest Megumi, I have called out your beloved name more times than...

Mr. Abe, Don’t Let President Trump Ease Sanctions on North Korea

The Time to Act is Now: Bring Home Megumi and All North Korean Abduction Victims

Susan Komori July 17, 2020

On July 9, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reminded Japan and the world...

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Thousands Taken: Kidnappings by North Korea’s Kim Dynasty Continue for Half a Century

Melanie Kirkpatrick June 24, 2020

The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the...

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[Speaking Out] Kim Jong Un’s Transfer of Power to Sister: What It Means to the Abduction Issue

Tsutomu Nishioka June 18, 2020

Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North...

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Shigeru-san, We Will Not Give Up Until Megumi and all Abduction Victims Come Home

Mimei Sakamoto June 13, 2020

This essay is dedicated to Mr. Shigeru Yokota (1932-2020), who fought for...

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EDITORIAL | Shigeru Yokota’s Death A Call for PM Abe to Break the Deadlock Over Abductions

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 9, 2020

It saddens us deeply to report the death of Shigeru Yokota on...

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OBITUARY | Shigeru Yokota: Torchbearer for Japanese Effort to Rescue North Korea’s Abductees

Susan Komori June 5, 2020

Shigeru Yokota spent over half of his 87 years fighting for his...

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Dear Megumi: Your Mother Turned 84, and There’s Little Time Left to Bring You Home

Sakie Yokota February 22, 2020

Dear Megumi, I know it might seem a bit strange that I am...