Megumi Yokota was abducted 45 years ago. Her mother says, even if 4 US presidents want to cooperate, no progress can be made without Japan’s action.
Much of North Korean diplomacy seems to be done ad-hoc. “It is person-based,” said Swedish Ambassador Jonas Michael Wendel in an online symposium in the UN....
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,...
This 2nd prize-winning student essay from 2021 explains why the blue ribbon campaign is an effective way to get people to talk about the abduction of...
This 1st-prize winning student essay from 2021 points out that Japan is only one of 14 countries worldwide whose citizens were abducted by North Korea, and...
This 1st prize-winning student essay from 2020 expresses hope that the international community will understand the abductions by North Korea as a global human rights issue,...
Japan and the US should agree to increase economic and military pressure on Pyongyang to promote comprehensive solutions to outstanding issues.
The families said the US President’s expression of unwavering support “will send a powerful message to the international community."
International partners vow to seize every opportunity in a bid to resolve the abductions issue.
A revealing look at cultural, national, and international obstacles facing Japan-Korea relations and the attempts to bring home North Korea’s Japanese abductees.
This support shows even in small gestures, like wearing blue ribbons — the symbol of hope for the return of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea...
