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....
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,...
International partners vow to seize every opportunity in a bid to resolve the abductions issue.
Death of the brother of Yaeko Taguchi, abducted by North Korean agents in 1978, ends the dream of a family reunion, but work to bring home...
Yokota Takuya and Iizuka Koichiro bring new energy and deep resolve for realizing the return of the Japanese abducted by North Korea.
It has been more than 40 years for many families whose loved ones were abducted by agents of North Korea. In the meantime, North Korean people...
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.”
The Obama administration, in which Mr. Joe Biden served as vice president, adopted the posture of ‘strategic patience,’ leaving North Korean problems unaddressed. A repeat...
