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May 31, 2004
Soga doesn't want to meet family in Beijing
Posted by THINK at 09:00 PM | TrackBack
Soga rejects Beijing as venue for family reunion
Posted by THINK at 08:59 PM | TrackBack
Gov't to decide arrangements of Soga's family reunion
Posted by THINK at 03:30 PM | TrackBack
Ex-abductees settling down to life in Japan /Adjusting to Japan /Pressing on for information
Posted by THINK at 03:22 PM | TrackBack
Soga will leave reunion site up to government
Posted by THINK at 03:20 PM | TrackBack
Gov't discusses reunion sites with Soga
Posted by THINK at 03:17 PM | TrackBack
Gov't officials ask Soga preferred location to meet N. Korea family
Posted by THINK at 03:16 PM | TrackBack
Chimuras ask for exchanges with youth for N. Korean-born kids
Posted by THINK at 03:11 AM | TrackBack
May 30, 2004
Powell hanging tough on Jenkins policy
The Japan Times Online (Kyodo)
Posted by THINK at 09:48 PM | TrackBack
Roh Praises Koizumi's NK Visit
Posted by THINK at 09:47 PM | TrackBack
Hasuikes' children reportedly adjusting to new life in Japan
Posted by THINK at 09:47 PM | TrackBack
Yokota's parents call for public support
Posted by THINK at 09:46 PM | TrackBack
Gov't gets Soga's understanding on candidate reunion sites
Posted by THINK at 09:39 PM | TrackBack
Japan, N Korea eye new round of talks
Posted by THINK at 09:38 PM | TrackBack
Abductee kin hope children will find jobs in Japan
Posted by THINK at 09:37 PM | TrackBack
DPRK and Japan Hold Second Summit Talks on Normalizing Bilateral Ties
Posted by THINK at 04:13 AM | TrackBack
Abductee's parents call for public support at gathering
Posted by THINK at 02:26 AM | TrackBack
Hasuikes' N. Korea-born kids adjusting to Japan
Posted by THINK at 02:25 AM | TrackBack
ROK president highly evaluates Koizumi's Pyongyang visit
Posted by THINK at 02:18 AM | TrackBack
Japan Plans N.Korea Talks After 6-Way Talks -Kyodo
Posted by THINK at 02:16 AM | TrackBack
GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN: North Korea eyed tasty Japanese rice
Posted by THINK at 02:14 AM | TrackBack
The bewildering new life facing families kidnapped by Korea
Posted by THINK at 02:09 AM | TrackBack
Is Koizumi Too Lucky and Smart to Be a Sucessful Japanese PM?
Asia Media: Asia Pacific Media Network
Straits Times Asia ("Japan's media puzzle: why rip 'lucky' Koizumi?")
Posted by THINK at 02:02 AM | TrackBack
Japan eyes resumed talks with N. Korea after 6-way session
Posted by THINK at 01:59 AM | TrackBack
Public turns on families of missing abductees
Posted by THINK at 01:58 AM | TrackBack
May 29, 2004
Abductee's parents hope to keep global attention on North Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:53 AM | TrackBack
U.N. adviser says Koizumi's Pyongyang visit helps 6-way talks
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM | TrackBack
Gov't to shoulder cost of Soga family reunion outside Japan
Posted by THINK at 01:51 AM | TrackBack
Japanese PM Says N. Korean Leader is Quick Witted
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition)
Posted by THINK at 01:48 AM | TrackBack
A saga even Hollywood would find hard to dream
Reuters
ExpressIndia (Reuters)
Globe and Mail("Japanese abductee's life a drama stranger than fiction")
The Straits Times("Soga's saga ")
Posted by THINK at 01:47 AM | TrackBack
Families torn by reaction
Posted by THINK at 01:43 AM | TrackBack
N Korea's Kim is gentle, cheerful, contrary to image: Koizumi
Posted by THINK at 01:40 AM | TrackBack
Pro-Pyongyang body in Japan applauds Koizumi-Kim talks
Posted by THINK at 01:38 AM | TrackBack
May 27, 2004
Proposal for Soga's reunion in China meets opposition
Posted by THINK at 09:56 PM | TrackBack
Government to interview Soga on Sunday about family reunion venue
Posted by THINK at 09:55 PM | TrackBack
Soga, Jenkins facing reunion delay
Posted by THINK at 09:47 PM | TrackBack
Soga will 'never' return to North Korea, wants to see kin
Posted by THINK at 09:46 PM | TrackBack
Ruling bloc, DPJ forge amendment on bill to bar North Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 09:43 PM | TrackBack
Soga reluctant to meet family in Beijing
Posted by THINK at 09:17 PM | TrackBack
Koizumi: Pyongyang insisted he go for kin
Posted by THINK at 09:12 PM | TrackBack
Soga says she will not go back to North Korea
Posted by THINK at 09:10 PM | TrackBack
Southern Families Demand Action on NK Abductees --'Seoul Should Not Come Second to Tokyo'
Posted by THINK at 09:08 PM | TrackBack
Gov't to ask Soga where she wants to meet family
Posted by THINK at 09:07 PM | TrackBack
Koizumi and his aides now flipflop on policy to North
Posted by THINK at 09:06 PM | TrackBack
Soga likely off to China after all
Posted by THINK at 09:06 PM | TrackBack
U.S. May Charge Former Soldier If He Leaves N Korea, Kyodo Says
Posted by THINK at 09:05 PM | TrackBack
Emails critical of abductees' families delivered
Posted by THINK at 09:04 PM | TrackBack
Senior Japan official briefs U.S. on Koizumi's trip to N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 09:03 PM | TrackBack
China will let Soga, family meet in Beijing /No statute of limitations
Posted by THINK at 09:03 PM | TrackBack
Chimura gave govt info on abductees
Posted by THINK at 09:02 PM | TrackBack
Abductee speaks out on life in North Korea
Posted by THINK at 09:01 PM | TrackBack
Ship ban bill backlash to 'no sanction' pledge
Posted by THINK at 09:00 PM | TrackBack
Japan not to provide food aid if N. Korea test-launches missiles / Saiki denies Koizumi handing note to Jenkins
Posted by THINK at 09:00 PM | TrackBack
Japan to offer combined 8 bil. yen in assistance to N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 08:59 PM | TrackBack
Abductees isolated since 1997
Posted by THINK at 08:58 PM | TrackBack
Japanese interest in abduction issue led North Korea to isolate Hasuike
Posted by THINK at 08:57 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea isolated abductee Hasuike from society in late 1990s
Posted by THINK at 08:57 PM | TrackBack
May 25, 2004
Current laws may compel Japan to hand Jenkins to U.S.: Hosoda
Posted by THINK at 04:12 PM | TrackBack
Ruling party panel calls for passage of bill banning N. Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 04:10 PM | TrackBack
U.S. spokesman says Koizumi's Pyongyang visit 'significant'
Posted by THINK at 04:08 PM | TrackBack
Universities bend over backwards to help abducted couples' kids
Posted by THINK at 04:01 PM | TrackBack
Japan PM Koizumi Denies Snub by N.Korea's Kim
Posted by THINK at 03:59 PM | TrackBack
Minister raps Koizumi for tolerating Kim's disrespect
Posted by THINK at 03:33 PM | TrackBack
Ex-abductee Chimura gave gov't info on missing Japanese
Posted by THINK at 03:31 PM | TrackBack
Japan seeks to meet N. Koreans over probe into 10 missing abductees
Posted by THINK at 03:27 PM | TrackBack
Hasuike tells kids about abductions
Posted by THINK at 03:26 PM | TrackBack
Soga family reunion faces more delays
Posted by THINK at 03:25 PM | TrackBack
Tokyo's families reclaim stolen lives
Posted by THINK at 03:24 PM | TrackBack
Abduction story shocks abductees' kids -- FAMILY HISTORY FINALLY REVEALED
Posted by THINK at 03:22 PM | TrackBack
Soga shows meaning of family values
Posted by THINK at 03:21 PM | TrackBack
Pyongyang viewed Koizumi as an unwelcome visitor
Posted by THINK at 03:19 PM | TrackBack
North Korea aid depends on abductee probe
Posted by THINK at 02:02 PM | TrackBack
Koizumi's long road to Pyongyang talks / Previous plan to visit in March dropped in face of opposition from North Korea
Posted by THINK at 02:00 PM | TrackBack
U.N. hails Koizumi's trip as 'timely & encouraging step'
Posted by THINK at 02:45 AM | TrackBack
Kawaguchi to visit South Korea on Saturday
Posted by THINK at 02:44 AM | TrackBack
N. Korea may have ordered Chimuras' children to return
Posted by THINK at 02:42 AM | TrackBack
Soga family reunion could take place at weekend
Posted by THINK at 02:40 AM | TrackBack
North Korean missiles do not target Japan, Kim told Koizumi
Posted by THINK at 02:38 AM | TrackBack
Abductee families begin new life in Japan
Posted by THINK at 02:24 AM | TrackBack
Left Behind -- The abductee in North Korea resisted to leave because he feared prosecution by the United States
Posted by THINK at 02:20 AM | TrackBack
Koizumi told Jenkins he wouldn't be sent to U.S. without warning
Posted by THINK at 02:17 AM | TrackBack
Koizumi lifted by N Korea visit
Posted by THINK at 02:15 AM | TrackBack
Release of children gives a lift to Koizumi
International Herald Tribune (AP)
Posted by THINK at 02:14 AM | TrackBack
Japanese Have Mixed Feeling on PM's Visit to Pyongyang
Posted by THINK at 02:12 AM | TrackBack
Jenkins wanted a guarantee from U.S. -- Koizumi's assurances that he can remain in Japan weren't enough
Posted by THINK at 02:01 AM | TrackBack
68% positive on Koizumi's trip, 84% say abductions unresolved
Posted by THINK at 01:50 AM | TrackBack
Soga family reunion could take place at weekend
Posted by THINK at 01:33 AM | TrackBack
May 24, 2004
PHOTOS: Abductees' Children Released
KYODO NEWS (1)
KYODO NEWS (2)
KYODO NEWS (3)
Posted by THINK at 07:16 PM | TrackBack
PHOTOS: Family Reactions to the Pyongyang Talks
Posted by THINK at 07:16 PM | TrackBack
PHOTOS:Koizumi-Kim summit talks in Pyongyang
KYODO NEWS (1)
KYODO NEWS (2)
KYODO NEWS (3)
Posted by THINK at 07:13 PM | TrackBack
Chimura, wife in hometown after reunion with children from N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 07:10 PM | TrackBack
Gov't to send interpreters, shrinks to children of abductees
Posted by THINK at 07:09 PM | TrackBack
Soga may see family at weekend in 3rd country
Posted by THINK at 07:08 PM | TrackBack
Police to ask returned abductees to help in investigation
Posted by THINK at 07:07 PM | TrackBack
Jenkins ready to visit Japan if U.S. assures no court-martial
Posted by THINK at 06:43 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea took lead in summit, says Koizumi aide
Posted by THINK at 06:41 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea ordered kids to prepare for Japan 1 week before talks
Posted by THINK at 06:36 PM | TrackBack
Koizumi, Kim seek path to new talks
Posted by THINK at 06:35 PM | TrackBack
ANALYSIS: Koizumi proud, but visit gets mixed review
Posted by THINK at 06:34 PM | TrackBack
Jenkins rejects Koizumi's urging to meet wife in Japan
Posted by THINK at 06:33 PM | TrackBack
ANALYSIS: Kim secures the biggest gain by giving the smallest concession
Posted by THINK at 06:32 PM | TrackBack
NKorean youth inherits hostility to Japan from parents as well as state
Posted by THINK at 06:31 PM | TrackBack
Hasuikes bring their children home -- JAPANESE NAMES REVEALED
Posted by THINK at 06:27 PM | TrackBack
Kim trumps Koizumi in summit card game
Posted by THINK at 06:24 PM | TrackBack
Pyongyang trip unlikely to boost Koizumi
Posted by THINK at 06:22 PM | TrackBack
Majority back Koizumi's N. Korea visit, Cabinet support high: polls
Posted by THINK at 06:20 PM | TrackBack
Koizumi criticised as hostages' children return
Posted by THINK at 06:17 PM | TrackBack