Special Reports
A Letter to Megumi: “Forty years have gone by without you… Don’t ever give up, you are going to come home”
Megumi, hello. Spring has come round again. It is the season of graduations and matriculations. In the springtime forty
Politics & Security
“We will bring the abductees home” – An Exclusive Interview with Prime Minister Abe
March 2017 marks twenty years since the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea formed a group to represen
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Five: “Something strange is happening along the Sea of Japan”
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 4, 2012. A suspected case of an abd
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Four: “Maybe our child is alive too…”
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 3, 2012. All ages and dates are counte
Politics & Security
Editorial: Time for the United States and Japan to Cooperate on the Abduction Issue
North Korea chose the moment of the U.S.-Japan summit meeting to launch intermediate-range ballistic missiles into the S
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Three: Whose Bones?
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 2, 2012. All ages and dates are counte
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Two: How North Korea Used Megumi as a Bargaining Tool
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 1, 2012. All ages and dates are counte
The Families of the Abducted: An Ultimatum and an Idea
The Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea and the National Association for the Rescue of Japan
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part One: Why Did North Korea Lie about Megumi’s Death?
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, August 31, 2012. All ages and dates are counted
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U.S. Japan Cooperation Expected on Passage of Congressional Resolution on David Sneddon Disappearance
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution at the end of September directing the U.S. government to investiga
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Seeking a resolution through information influx into North Korea-The battle of the Shiokaze radio broadcasts
“We aim for the liberation of all abductees, and of all North Korean citizens suffering under a dictatorial regime.” The
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International pressure is the name of the “weapon” they seek…Why do the families of Japanese victims of North Korean abduction go overseas?
On May 5th, 2015, a symposium hosted by the Japanese government was held at a hotel not far from the […]