“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...
Above: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 16, 2020, in an exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward Bookmark is a JAPAN...
Japan confirmed a new prime minister in early September 2020 without having achieved any progress in bringing home Megumi Yokota and the other Japanese abducted...
South Korea’s Supreme Court: Relations were exacerbated when the court ordered Japanese companies to pay additional wartime reparations, rejecting the 1965 bilateral treaty that resolved issues...
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Dearest Megumi, I have called out your beloved name more times than I can remember, determined to see you again, as you know. Megumi...
On July 9, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reminded Japan and the world that the abductions by North Korea are a human rights matter, and...
The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated by North Korea under its kidnapping program in the 1970s...
Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea, has passed away. I have been fighting together with him since...
This essay is dedicated to Mr. Shigeru Yokota (1932-2020), who fought for victims abducted by North Korea. “Congratulations on your wedding! There will...
It saddens us deeply to report the death of Shigeru Yokota on June 5. He was 87. Yokota was the father of Megumi...
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