November 03, 2006
Wanted N. Korean agent has violinist brother
Posted by THINK at 08:53 PM
November 02, 2006
Police obtain warrant for N. Korean agent over abduction of Soga
Yahoo! News
asahi.com ("Arrest warrant issued for Soga's '78 abduction")
Sunday Times (Sapa/AFP) ("Japan out to nab NKorean spy")
Posted by THINK at 08:49 PM
October 30, 2006
Abductees' relatives for New York to seek U.N. cooperation
Posted by THINK at 12:19 AM
October 20, 2006
Documentary brings Japanese issue to States
Posted by THINK at 02:36 AM
October 13, 2006
Story on Abduction to air on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360"
Read the message from the producers of "Abduction":
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Dear Supporter of "ABDUCTION",
We are very pleased to announce that CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" will be doing a story tonight (Oct 11) on the Japanese abductions as well as our film. It will air at 11-12pm (midnight) East Coast time or 8-9pm West Coast time. You should also know that President Bush mentionned his meeting with Megumi's Mom today during his White House press conference. We hope you'll be watching. Check out the link to the website for more info.
Best,
Chris and Patty
Directors/Producers, ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story
*****************
FYI ﾊ- CNN ANDERSON COOPER SHOW (at 10) HAS POSTPONED OUR STORY ON ABDUCTION TO TOMORROW (Oct 12) NIGHT'S SHOW BECAUSE OF TODAY'S BREAKING NEWS - PLANE CRASH IN NYC.
WATCH TOMORROW NIGHT.
*****************
Posted by THINK at 12:23 AM
October 12, 2006
Bush raps N. Korea for abductions, cites Megumi Yokota case
Posted by THINK at 08:14 PM
October 10, 2006
Megumi Yokota film keeps candle burning
Posted by THINK at 05:05 PM
October 06, 2006
'Abduction' film directors urge N. Korea to return victims
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("Japanese kidnap victim's birthday marked with film")
Posted by THINK at 05:34 PM
October 01, 2006
Directors of film on Japanese abductee Yokota to visit Japan
Posted by THINK at 12:41 AM
August 22, 2006
'Abduction' -- A Tale of Independent Filmmaking
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Posted by THINK at 03:02 PM
August 21, 2006
Film on Japanese abductee to hit Japanese screens in November
Posted by THINK at 03:31 PM
U.S. documentary on Yokota shown in L.A. theater
Posted by THINK at 02:43 PM
August 17, 2006
DocuWeek is devoted mostly to the dark side ("Abduction" Reviewed)
Posted by THINK at 03:33 PM
August 08, 2006
Megumi Yokota's parents take N. Korean abduction plight to every corner of Japan
Posted by THINK at 02:51 PM
August 06, 2006
Abductee's kin eye Yokota meeting
Posted by THINK at 02:53 PM
July 16, 2006
“ABDUCTION” OPENS IN HOLLYWOOD
Safari Media
"... “ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story”, directed by the husband/wife team of Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim, will begin its theatrical run at the ArcLight Cinemas and will play for one week from August 18-24. The opening in Hollywood is part of a campaign to help the film qualify for an Academy Award..."
NineMSN(AAP) ("N Korea kidnap movie to hit US cinemas")
Posted by THINK at 03:07 AM
Abduction doco to screen at fest
Posted by THINK at 03:00 AM
July 07, 2006
Kim Young Nam barred from speaking freely: Yokota's father
Yahoo! NewsPosted by THINK at 02:17 AM
July 06, 2006
N. Korea repeats that abduction issue is already solved
Posted by THINK at 03:52 AM
July 03, 2006
JAPAN: North looks to divide Tokyo and Seoul over abduction issue
-- Experts say news conference meant to highlight North-South Korea reconciliation, not abductions
AsiaMedia (Japan Times)
Posted by THINK at 09:05 PM
Japan to analyze Kim Young Nam's remarks on 'Yokota remains'
Posted by THINK at 08:09 PM
July 01, 2006
S. Korean abductee parts again with long-lost mother
Posted by THINK at 05:15 PM
June 30, 2006
Kim's remarks followed Pyongyang's script
Posted by THINK at 05:23 PM
Missing Japanese Girl Kidnapped by North Korea Still Elicits Ire
Posted by THINK at 05:13 PM
June 29, 2006
Missing South Korean says living happily in NKorea, denies kidnap
Posted by THINK at 05:34 PM
June 13, 2006
N. Korea warns Japan about raising abduction at int'l events
Yahoo! News
BBC NEWS("Japan warned over abduction issue")
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("NKorea hits out at Japan over abductions")
China Post (AP) ("NKorea warns Japan about persisting to raise abduction issue")
Posted by THINK at 03:59 PM
June 09, 2006
Families wary of reunion in N. Korea
asahi.com
DAILY YOMIURI ("Govt wary of N. Korea meeting / Letting S. Korean abductee, mother meet could split Tokyo, Seoul")
Posted by THINK at 09:59 PM
June 08, 2006
North Korea confirms abductee's fate
Scotsman.com (Reuters)
BBC NEWS ("S Korea abductee 'to meet family'")
Mainichi Daily News ("North Korea confirms whereabouts of South Korean man linked to Megumi Yokota")
Seattle Post- Intelligencer (AP)("North Korea: Missing S. Korean man alive")
Chosunilbo ("Pyongyang to Let Kidnapped S.Korean See Mother")
VOA News ("Pyongyang Says Alleged Abductee in North Korea, Arranges Reunion")
donga.com ("Abductee, Mom to Be Reunited at Last")
Posted by THINK at 09:58 PM
May 31, 2006
Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor
Posted by THINK at 02:30 AM
May 30, 2006
Choi in plea for chance to see abducted son in North before it's too late
Posted by THINK at 04:01 AM
May 28, 2006
Yokota, Kim Young Nam families meet in Tokyo
Yahoo! News
Gulf Times(AFP) ("Kin of S Korean snatched by North on visit to Japan")
Posted by THINK at 11:57 PM
May 26, 2006
Kin of Japanese, S. Korean abduction victims pledge cooperation
Posted by THINK at 08:54 PM
S. Korean abductee support groups arrive in Japan on Saturday
Posted by THINK at 01:47 PM
S. Korean DNA tests also show Kim may be abductee Yokota's husband
Posted by THINK at 01:42 PM
Film "Abduction" to screen in Atlanta, Sydney
ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story Screenings
Atlanta Film Festival, ATLANTA, GA (June 11 & 12, 2006)
Sydney Film Festival, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (June 17 & 18, 2006)
"ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story" is the winner of:
-San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival (Best Documentary)
-Slamdance Film Festival (Audience Award)
-Omaha Film Festival (Audience Award)
-Hot Docs Film Festival (Top 10 Audience Favorite).
It was also a nominee in:
-Atlanta Film Festival (Best Feature Documentary)
and official selection of:
-Sydney Film Festival
-Sedona International Film Festival
-Cleveland International Film Festival
-Independent Film Festival Boston.
Posted by THINK at 01:33 PM
May 25, 2006
Abductee's mother thanks top U.S. envoy for role in Bush meeting
Posted by THINK at 12:18 AM
May 20, 2006
Vanished into Thin Air --Movie Review: Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
Posted by THINK at 07:32 PM
May 19, 2006
Yokota seeks help from opposition chief
Posted by THINK at 02:07 AM
May 18, 2006
Yokota returns to Japan after S. Korea trip over abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 02:12 AM
May 16, 2006
Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely be daughter's husband
Posted by THINK at 03:55 PM
Abducted Japanese Schoolgirl Film Touches Hearts, Raises Concerns
Posted by THINK at 03:52 PM
'Megumi, we are waiting,' father says in radio message
Yahoo! News
asahi.com ("Father's message to be aired in N. Korea")
Posted by THINK at 12:03 AM
May 15, 2006
Yokota hopes ROK visit will plug abduction issue
DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE
Yahoo! News ("Yokota arrives in Seoul to meet S. Korean abductee's relatives")
Posted by THINK at 11:58 PM
May 10, 2006
Film about abductee Megumi Yokota wins 4th award in U.S.
Posted by THINK at 02:10 AM
May 03, 2006
Hopes rekindled after talks with Bush
Posted by THINK at 02:00 PM
May 02, 2006
President George W. Bush welcomes Mrs. Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, and her son
The White House Photos
FULL STORY("President Meets with North Korean Defectors and Family Members of Japanese Abducted by North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 12:51 AM
April 29, 2006
Japanese Mother Meets With President Bush
Yahoo! News (AP)
Yahoo! News ("Bush meets Yokota's mother to stress commitment on abduction issue")
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("Bush calls North Korean regime 'heartless' after emotional meeting")
Posted by THINK at 02:13 AM
April 28, 2006
Japanese Mother Testifies About Abduction
CBS News8(KFMB)(AP)
Yahoo! News ("Yokota seeks help, sanctions on N. Korea at U.S. Congress hearing")
Yahoo! News ("U.S vows to prioritize abduction issue at G-8 summit")
Posted by THINK at 05:17 AM
Bush to meet Yokota's mother, other relatives of Japanese abductees
Yahoo! News
DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE ("Bush meeting voice for kin / Families see encounter as intl soapbox for abductee issue")
Posted by THINK at 05:14 AM
Koizumi hopes Bush-Yokota meeting will help resolve abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 05:12 AM
Bush may meet Yokota's mother, other relatives of Japanese abductees
Yahoo! News
asahi.com ("Abductee kin pin hopes on plan for Friday meeting with Bush")
Posted by THINK at 05:06 AM
April 27, 2006
Filmmaker from London to appear on CNN
Posted by THINK at 05:24 AM
Yokota meets U.S. congressman
Posted by THINK at 05:07 AM
April 26, 2006
U.N. rights group hears about abductions
Posted by THINK at 05:01 AM
April 16, 2006
Yokota to visit S. Korea possibly in early May
Posted by THINK at 12:12 AM
April 15, 2006
Yokota's husband placed under house arrest in N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 03:43 PM
April 13, 2006
N. Korea rejects Japan's conclusion that Yokota husband is abductee
Posted by THINK at 08:32 PM
Japan gives S. Korea blood samples of Yokota's daughter
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News ("Japan seeks S. Korea's cooperation over abduction probe")
Posted by THINK at 08:20 PM
April 12, 2006
Abductees' kin rap N. Korea over 'fabrication' on Yokota's husband
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News ("Abductee Yokota's parents urge S. Korea to help resolve abduction")
"http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060412/kyodo/d8gueveg2.html">Yahoo! News ("Parents of Yokota to visit S. Korea, possibly in May")
Posted by THINK at 01:42 AM
Japan says Yokota's husband likely S. Korean abductee
Yahoo! News
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japan confronts North Korea on abductions")
Yahoo! News ("Sasae informs N. Korea about DNA analysis on Yokota's husband")
Posted by THINK at 01:09 AM
April 08, 2006
Report: Yokota married S. Korean abductee to N. Korea
Daily Yomiuri
Yahoo! News ("Japan denies report saying Yokota's husband is S. Korean abductee")
Yahoo! News ("DNA suggests Megumi Yokota's husband is S. Korean abductee: official")
asahi.com("Tests: S. Korea abductee fathered Megumi's child")
DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE ("DNA test shows North Korea's cruelty
")
Posted by THINK at 01:20 AM
April 05, 2006
Megumi's Photos Exhibited in Yokohama April 4-11
"Message from Megumi and her Family -- Shigeru Yokota Photo Exhibition" is being held at the Yokohama Takashimaya from April 4 through 11.
On exhibit are about 70 pictures of abductee Megumi Yokota and her family taken by her father Shigeru between her birth and her abduction in 1977. Over 60,000 citizens visited this exhibit held at 4 venues (Yurakucho, Tachikawa, Niigata and Takasaki) since November 2005. Asagao-no-kai, comprised mostly of Yokota's neighbors in Kawasaki, is organizing the show.
3,200 visitors came to the Yokohama exhibition on the first day.
Date: Tuesday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 11, 2006.
Time:10AM - 6:30PM (Enter before 6PM except on Apr 11 when doors close at 4:30)
Place: Bara-no-ma hall, 6th floor, Yokohama Takashimaya department store
Posted by THINK at 03:23 PM
March 30, 2006
Japan to release DNA test over S. Korean who may be Yokota's husband
Posted by THINK at 12:40 PM
March 29, 2006
Film on Megumi Yokota wins 2 more awards at U.S. film festivals
Posted by THINK at 06:15 PM
March 28, 2006
Police to set up special office for N. Korea's abductions
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
UPI ("Japan police open N.Korea kidnap section")
Posted by THINK at 03:40 AM
March 16, 2006
U.S. envoy visits place where N. Korea abducted Megumi Yokota
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
asahi.com
("U.S. ambassador visits site of where North Korea abducted schoolgirl in 1997")
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("US envoy to Japan visits NKorean kidnapping site")
World Peace Herald (UPI) ("U.S. envoy visits Japan abduction site")
Posted by THINK at 06:26 PM
March 10, 2006
U.S. Ambassador to inspect site of Megumi Yokota's abduction
Posted by THINK at 05:33 PM
February 24, 2006
Abductee's sister files complaint against hijackers' wives
Posted by THINK at 05:31 PM
February 20, 2006
"Concert for Rescuing Abductees" to be held Apr 22 in Washington D.C.
"ReACH: Rescuing Abductees Center for Hope," based in Washington D.C. is planning a rally and concert in front of the White House on April 22, 2006, in which the abductees' families and international supporters will read letters to the abductees, call names of the abductees, sing songs for the abductees and walk for the cause on the White House Sidewalk.
For details, please visit their website at: http://www.asanocpa.com/reach/
Posted by THINK at 01:34 PM
"ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story" Screening Schedule
I have learned from Washington D.C.-based supporter group "ReACH: Rescuing Abductees Center for Hope" that there will be screenings of the film "ABDUCTION" in Sedona, Arizona, Cleveland, Ohio, and San Francisco, California in February and in March. Here is a message the group received from the producers of the film. If you are in any of these areas, please go see the film and tell everyone around you what you saw.
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Dear supporter of Abduction,
We wanted to let you know about upcoming screenings of the film. We
know not all of you are in the following cities but if you have friends
or family that might be interested, please let them know. In addition
to the cities listed below, we will be in Atlanta, Boston and Toronto
in the next couple of months. We will update you with those when we get
details.
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop
Friday, February 24, 8:15am
Harkins Theater 6
Saturday, February 25, 3:25pm
Harkins Theater 5
Tickets: 928-282-1177
www.sedonafilmfestival.com
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland International Film Festival
Friday, March 17, 2:45pm
Saturday, March 18, 4:15pm
Tower City Cinemas
Tickets: 1-866-865-FILM
www.clevelandfilm.org
San Francisco, California
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Tuesday, March 21, 6:45pm
Kabuki 8 Theaters
Tickets: 1-415-865-1588
www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org
Thanks again for your support.
Chris and Patty
Directors, ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story
*********
Posted by THINK at 01:20 PM
February 11, 2006
End to cremated remains dispute necessary to see progress
Posted by THINK at 05:00 PM
February 06, 2006
Abductee's mother wants Japan to take firmer stance against N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:59 AM
February 01, 2006
Japan: Yokota's Husband Is South Korean
donga.com
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Abductee Yokota's husband might be S. Korean named Kim Yong Nam")
Posted by THINK at 11:37 PM
January 31, 2006
Fillm on abductee Megumi Yokota wins prize at U.S. film festival
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
BREATHEcast.com ("'Abduction' Wins Slamdance Documentary Award")
The Park Record ("Film documents Japan's tragedy -- Filmmakers detail North Korean abduction scandal")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Kin express joy after film on abductee wins prize")
MUST SEE! Film "Abduction" Official Site
Posted by THINK at 11:35 PM
January 12, 2006
Show of Japan kidnap photos stirs emotion
Posted by THINK at 03:33 AM
January 08, 2006
Megumi's Photos Exhibited in Tachikawa Jan 6-10
"Message from Megumi and her Family -- Shigeru Yokota Photo Exhibition" is being held at the Asahi Gallery in Tachikawa, Tokyo, from January 6 through 10, 2006.
On exhibit are about 70 pictures of abductee Megumi Yokota and her family taken between her birth and her abduction in 1977. All the photographs are taken by her father Shigeru. The same event was held in Yurakucho in November 2005 and was visited by over 20,000 people. Asagao-no-kai, comprised mostly of Yokota's neighbors in Kawasaki, is organizing the show.
Megumi's mother Sakie: "I hope people will see that we were a family just like another, and sense that abduction could happen to anybody,"
The Gallery (042-525-4811) is on the 9th floor of Lumine Tachikawa shopping mall, which is connected to JR Tachikawa station. The hours are from 11 am till 6 pm, except on Jan 10 when the venue will close at 5 pm. Entrance is free.
(This article was translated from an asahi.com article.)
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1223/TKY200512230268.html
Posted by THINK at 02:43 AM
Notorious spy cited in Yokota case
Posted by THINK at 02:17 AM
January 07, 2006
Female agent among abductors, says repatriated abductee Soga
Posted by THINK at 02:15 AM
January 06, 2006
Top police official aims at settling abduction issue this year
Posted by THINK at 02:13 AM
January 01, 2006
Police to investigate link with 3rd abduction
Posted by THINK at 02:09 AM
December 28, 2005
'Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story' to Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM
December 25, 2005
Japanese abductee kin urges gov't not to abandon abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 03:18 AM
December 24, 2005
Kin of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea hold rally to demand return of abductees
Posted by THINK at 03:07 AM
December 21, 2005
Documentary on abductee Yokota selected for U.S. film festival
Posted by THINK at 05:22 PM
December 11, 2005
Japan seeks S. Korea help in identifying abductee's 'husband': paper
Posted by THINK at 01:55 AM
November 19, 2005
Photo exhibition of abductee Megumi Yokota starts in Tokyo
Posted by THINK at 12:16 AM
November 16, 2005
Yokotas say public's interest will help resolve abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 11:35 AM
November 14, 2005
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Why the fate of Anocha deserves to be known
Posted by THINK at 06:28 AM
November 08, 2005
Abductees' kin unhappy with Japan-N. Korea talks, to observe progress
Posted by THINK at 01:50 AM
November 02, 2005
Japanese Try to Contact Abductees in North Korea by Radio
Posted by THINK at 04:44 AM
Abductees' kin call for N. Korean sanctions if no progress in talks
Posted by THINK at 04:42 AM
November 01, 2005
Japan needs envoy on N. Korean human rights: abductees' families
Posted by THINK at 01:49 AM
October 29, 2005
Bush envoy vows full support to resolve abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 09:31 PM
October 28, 2005
Shortwave radio tuned for abductees
asahi.com
The Washington Times (UPI) ("Japanese to radio abductees in N.Korea")
Posted by THINK at 12:32 PM
October 26, 2005
Japan visit by Bush envoy on N. Korean human rights issues sought
Posted by THINK at 01:00 PM
October 24, 2005
Kin of Japanese abduction victims leave for U.S.
Posted by THINK at 06:01 PM
October 21, 2005
Relatives of Japanese abduction victims to visit U.S. next week
Posted by THINK at 01:36 AM
October 07, 2005
Jenkins memoir on N. Korea life, abductees to be published
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
The Japan Times Online ("Jenkins memoirs published -- Deserter reveals seeing many abductees in North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 02:42 PM
October 06, 2005
Japanese trade minister calls for sanctions against North Korea
Korean News (Korean Central News Agency of DPRK) ("Japanese Reactionaries Urged to Be Prudent" October 18, 2005)
Posted by THINK at 01:58 AM
October 04, 2005
Shortwave eyed to reach out to abductees
Posted by THINK at 03:58 PM
September 24, 2005
N. Korean official says abduction issue fully resolved
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
The Japan Times Online ("Abduction case closed: North")
Forbes.com (AFX) ("NKorea says dispute over Japan abductions resolved - report")
HindustanTimes.com (AP) ("N Korea to hold talks with Japan in October")
Posted by THINK at 03:36 PM
September 20, 2005
Abductees' kin mixed with expectations, concern over 6-way statement
Posted by THINK at 12:01 AM
September 19, 2005
Japan, North Korea agree to normalize relations
INQ7.net (AFP)
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan, North confirm effort to settle pending issues, normalize ties")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan gives guarded welcome to joint 6-party statement")
asahi.com ("Framework created for talks on abduction issue")
The Japan Times Online ("Japan, North Korea agree to continue 2002 talks")
Posted by THINK at 11:59 PM
Abductees' families keep hope alive
Posted by THINK at 04:07 AM
August 26, 2005
Abductees' kin submit questionnaire to Koizumi
Posted by THINK at 03:54 AM
August 07, 2005
Abductees' kin call 6-party talks 'disastrous,' want sanctions
Posted by THINK at 05:50 PM
Japan seeks kidnap solution, N. Korea envoy to report to Pyongyang
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Khaleej Times Online (AFP) ("Japan pressures N. Korea on kidnap issues in rare meeting")
SABCnews.com (Reuters) ("North Korean, Japanese officials hold rare talks")
Mainichi Daily News (AP) ("Japanese nuclear envoy demands North Korea return abductees, hand over kidnappers")
asahi.com ("Japan, North Korea finally talk in Beijing; no progress on abduction issue")
World Peace Herald (UPI) ("N.Korea still mum on Japanese abductees")
Posted by THINK at 04:45 PM
July 27, 2005
Ex-N. Korean agent tells panel 15 Japanese alive in N. Korea
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Ex-N. Korean agent tells panel 15 Japanese alive in N. Korea")
Radio Australia ("Former NKorean spy says 15 Japanese kidnap victims still alive")
The Japan Times Online ("15 abductees alive in '91, spy tells Diet -- Pyongyang defector testifies before panel")
The Japan Times Online ("Abductee says he never met with spy in the North")
Posted by THINK at 03:14 AM
July 26, 2005
Japan raises abductee issue as N.Korea talks open
Reuters
Forbes (AFX) ("Japanese prime minister hopes abduction issue taken up at NKorea talks")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Koizumi calls for clue to progress on abductions at 6-way talks")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan mentions N. Korea abductions in 6-way talks")
Japan Today ("S. Korea again urges Japan not to raise abductions at 6-way�talks")
RIA Novosti ("Russia urges Japan not to place abduction issue on agenda of North Korean nuclear talks")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("China wants Japan, N. Korea to resolve abduction issue bilaterally")
People's Daily Online (Xinhua) ("Stressing abduction issue will distract six-party talks, experts say")
: DAILY YOMIURI ("N. Korea wants fair playing field but Pyongyang maintains hard-line stanceat 6-way talks / Divisions over abduction issue")
Posted by THINK at 11:12 PM
Nuclear Talks Open After N. Korea Boycott
Guardian Unlimited (AP)
Swissinfo (Reuters) ("N. Korea crisis talks resume with hope for progress")
BBC NEWS ("Press hopeful over N Korea talks")
Posted by THINK at 11:10 PM
Filmmakers to Bring Japanese Abductee Story to Worldwide Audience
Posted by THINK at 10:49 PM
July 22, 2005
Cartoon of abduction victim goes on sale
Posted by THINK at 02:01 AM
Japanese abductees haunt N.Korea nuclear talks
Posted by THINK at 01:51 AM
July 19, 2005
Yamasaki seeks S. Korean cooperation on abduction issue
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Japan Today ("S Korea objects to Japan raising abduction issue in 6-nation �talks")
The Japan Times Online ("North willing to build ties, Japan is told")
Posted by THINK at 09:23 AM
July 18, 2005
Japan to take up abductions at 6-way talks, refrain from harsh words
Posted by THINK at 04:31 PM
July 17, 2005
Wanted Pyongyang agent taught Korean to Yokota, Soga
The Japan Times Online
Kyodo ("N. Korean agent on wanted list taught Korean to Japanese abductees")
Posted by THINK at 02:03 PM
July 16, 2005
INSIGHT: Tokyo feels helpless on abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 09:36 AM
July 15, 2005
Abductees' relatives call on gov't to take up case in 6-way talks
Posted by THINK at 04:48 PM
July 12, 2005
Japan seeks Rice's help on kidnapped citizens
International Herald Tribune
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("Rice in US ally Japan to lay groundwork for new NKorea talks")
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("Rice tells Japan that NKorea's nuclear weapons most 'pressing' issue")
Bloomberg.com ("North Korea Must Make 'Strategic Decision' on Arms")
ABC News (AP) ("Rice OK With S. Korean Food Aid to North")
VOA News ("US and Japan Seek Concrete Results in Korea Talks")
Posted by THINK at 01:58 PM
July 11, 2005
Japan wants to raise abductions at North Korea talks
Reuters
Bloomberg ("N. Korea's Return to Talks Marks Good Progress")
Yahoo! News (AFP) ("Japan to raise kidnapping saga with NKorea at six-nation nuclear talks")
ITAR-TASS ("Japan to urge N Korea to hold talks on abducted Japanese")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan hopes to take up abductions in resumed 6-way talks")
VOA News ("Japan Says Abducted Japanese Must Be on Korea Talks Agenda")
Posted by THINK at 05:21 PM
June 25, 2005
Relatives of Japanese Abductees Begin Sit-In
VOA News
Yahoo! News (AP) ("Families of Japanese abductees start sit-in protest, demanding sanctions on North Korea")
BBC NEWS ("N Korea kidnap families protest")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Abductee families stage sit-in outside Koizumi's official residence")
World Peace Herald (UPI) ("Protesters urge sanctions against N.Korea")
Mainichi Daily News ("Abductees' families demand sanctions against Pyongyang")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Sit-in begins over inaction on abductees")
The Japan Times Online (AP/Kyodo) ("Pyongyang abductee kin stage sit-in for sanctions")
Dr. Norbert Vollertsen, German doctor and activist who has personally witnessed reality in North Korea, and twin brothers of abductee Megumi Yokota in sit-in.
Supporters from across Japan in the sit-in line. More than 300 gathered on the first day.
(Photographs courtesy of Mr. Yamamoto of Denno-Hokanroku website)
Posted by THINK at 12:50 AM
June 24, 2005
Sit-in to be held in front of PM's Office: June 24-26
Kazoku Kai (Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea) and Sukuukai (National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea) will hold a sit-in near the Prime Minister's Office to demand economic sanctions against North Korea. Details are as follows:
[Date/time]
.. Friday, June 24: 10 AM- 3 PM
.. Saturday, June 25: 1 PM-5 PM
.. Sunday, June 26: 1 PM-5 PM
.. (& public meetings at Seiryo Kaikan on Sat and Sun at 6 PM )
[Place]
.. Near the PM's Official Residence (In front of the
.. Diet Member's Office Building),
.. Subway Kokkai Gijido and Nagatacho stations
.. [map]
Family members and support group members will gather from across Japan and take part in the sit-in. Anyone can drop by and quietly join the action. Come and show that you care!
--Editor-in-chief, THINK
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"On 24 June 2005, a three day "sit-in" will commence in front of the offices of the Japanese Prime Minister, organized not by a radical leftist group but by some of Japan's most famous and respected citizens and enjoying powerful backing in the National Diet and media, to demand the imposition of immediate economic sanctions against North Korea. Only by such means, the organizers argue, can North Korea be forced to return Japanese citizens they believe are still being held in North Korea against their will. As of that date, it will be six months since Prime Minister Koizumi declared, in December 2004, that the explanation thus far offered of the abductions by North Korea was unsatisfactory and false, in particular that the cremated human remains offered as evidence of the death of the most famous of the abductee victims, Yokota Megumi (on whom see below), were in fact not hers. The Japanese government therefore and promised "stern measures" unless Pyongyang responded "promptly and sincerely" to set matters right, and the sit-in will demand immediate recourse to these "stern" measures. More than five million people have signed a petition to that effect, and a meeting in Tokyo's Hibiya in April 2005 to promote this cause drew 6,000 people. The leaders, including the parents of Yokota Megumi, are household figures, regulars on major television channels. Their patience is exhausted, they say, and their anger at Koizumi's refusal to do as they demand, or even to meet with them and hear their demands, is at high pitch. If still not satisfied, they promise to renew their "sit-in" in July and subsequent months, and to expand it around the country."
(by Gavan McCormack, Znet, June 13, 2005. [Full text])
Posted by THINK at 04:18 AM
June 21, 2005
Campion Making Documentary About NK Abduction
Posted by THINK at 02:04 AM
June 13, 2005
Disputed Bones: Japan-North Korea Clash
Posted by THINK at 11:30 PM
June 03, 2005
Aussie doco to get workout in US -- "Yukai!"
On Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee's "Yukai!"
Australian Film Commission News&Events ("Sundance Institute selects doco for Edit Lab" with comments from Lee)
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
Eight Gauge Productions
Posted by THINK at 12:15 PM
May 31, 2005
Schieffer to visit site of N. Korean abduction
Posted by THINK at 11:23 PM
May 30, 2005
Wife of ex-Red Army hijacker jailed over passport violation
Posted by THINK at 11:08 PM
May 28, 2005
Soga spotted another abduction victim in Pyongyang
Posted by THINK at 11:36 AM
May 26, 2005
Kim Dae-jung 'Didn't Know' Prisoner Abducted Japanese
Posted by THINK at 04:16 PM
May 13, 2005
Soga wants to visit U.S. with American husband Jenkins
Posted by THINK at 01:20 AM
May 09, 2005
Abductees' compound 'contained 7 guesthouses'
Posted by THINK at 12:14 PM
May 03, 2005
Japanese seek U.S. support on sanctiuons
Posted by THINK at 02:06 PM
April 29, 2005
Masumoto joins protest rally at Chinese Embassy in Washington
Posted by THINK at 06:32 PM
Japan notifies N. Korea on recognition of Tanaka as abductee
Posted by THINK at 12:34 AM
April 28, 2005
Japan recognizes Tanaka as N. Korea kidnap victim
KYODO NEWS
Yahoo! News (AP) ("Japanese noodle shop employee was kidnapped by North Korea 28 years ago, Tokyo says")
Posted by THINK at 02:26 AM
April 27, 2005
Hyde eyes U.S. Congress resolution on N. Korea's abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 10:56 AM
April 26, 2005
Masumoto visits U.S. to seek help on abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 10:42 AM
April 25, 2005
Japan adds missing Kobe man to list of abductees by N. Korea
KYODO NEWS
The Japan Times Online ("Missing Kobe man added to abductee list -- Official number of Japanese thought taken by North Korea rises to 11")
Mainichi Daily News ("Police conclude N. Korea abducted missing ramen shop worker")
Posted by THINK at 05:10 PM
6,000 people rally for sanctions on N. Korea over abductions
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
BBC NEWS ("Japan protesters denounce N Korea")
Posted by THINK at 02:30 AM
April 15, 2005
Japan dismisses N. Korea's call for return of ashes
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April 14, 2005
North Korea insists Japanese abductee's remains are genuine, demands their return
Posted by THINK at 11:32 AM | TrackBack
April 09, 2005
N. Korea tells Japanese scholars it won't negotiate without apology
Posted by THINK at 12:50 PM | TrackBack
April 02, 2005
Snaps and fake ashes of stolen daughter rekindle Japanese parents' agony
Telegraph [[MUST READ!]]
Posted by THINK at 11:56 AM | TrackBack
March 28, 2005
Abductee Yokota, N. Korean husband separated before her death
Posted by THINK at 12:38 PM | TrackBack
January 27, 2005
Reports: North Korea accuses Japan of fabricating test results on alleged abduction victims remains
Yahoo! News (AP)
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("N. Korea slams Japan for 'fabricating' DNA test results")
Posted by THINK at 04:16 AM | TrackBack
January 26, 2005
Japan denies it promised to keep test results on remains quiet
Yahoo! News (AP)
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("No accord on keeping 'Yokota's ashes' secret: Japan")
The Japan Times Online ("No deal made to keep quiet about ashes: Machimura")
Posted by THINK at 04:14 AM | TrackBack
January 21, 2005
Japan needs N. Korean policy with eye to fall of Kim regime: Takebe
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM | TrackBack
December 27, 2004
Japan protests, hands over analysis on N. Korea probe
The Japan Times Online (Kyodo)
Japan Today ("Japan hands over its analysis on N Korea abduction probe")
Posted by THINK at 02:12 AM | TrackBack
December 25, 2004
Japan refuses North Korean demand to return remains in kidnap row
Posted by THINK at 07:29 AM | TrackBack
December 23, 2004
N. Korea says Yokota's husband angered at Japan's conclusion
KYODO NEWS
Yahoo! News (AP)("North Korean husband wants alleged remains of abducted Japanese back")
Japan Today("N Korea says Yokota's husband wants ashes returned")
YONHAPNEWS ("N. Korea Demands Return of Alleged Remains of Japanese Abductee")
BBC NEWS ("N Korea demands return of remains")
Digital Chosunilbo (VOA) ("North Korea Asks Japan for Return of Disputed Remains")
Posted by THINK at 05:43 AM | TrackBack
Japan to tell NKorea to start new probes on kidnap victims: reports
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
Japan Today ("Japan wants N Korea to account for 10 more missing Japanese")
Posted by THINK at 05:42 AM | TrackBack
December 22, 2004
Wrong Bones Trigger Calls for Sanctions
Posted by THINK at 05:40 AM | TrackBack
Story of Japanese abductees by North Korea appear in comic books
Yahoo! News (AP)
The Japan Times Online (AP) ("Tale of Yokota's abduction by North now recounted in comic-book form")
asahi.com : English ("PARENTS SUPERVISED STORY:Manga depicts Megumi ordeal")
Posted by THINK at 05:06 AM | TrackBack
Family anguish as hopes for truth on stolen girl turn to dust
Posted by THINK at 05:05 AM | TrackBack
Japan Wants Info on N. Korea Detainees
Guardian Unlimited (AP)
San Francisco Chronicle (AP) ("Japan to meet with abductee families before responding to North Korea on remains")
Posted by THINK at 01:46 AM | TrackBack
December 21, 2004
Japan to Return Fake Remains to North Korea on December 24
donga.com [english donga]
Japan Today ("Japan to provide ashes analysis data to N Korea")
Posted by THINK at 08:34 PM | TrackBack
December 20, 2004
N. Korea demands test results, ashes
The Japan Times Online (AP/Kyodo)
Japan Today ("N Korea demands test results, return of ashes said to be Yokota's")
asahi.com : English ("IT PLANS ITS OWN TESTS: North asks for return of remains")
Washington Times (UPI) ("North Korea asks Japan to return ashes")
Mainichi Interactive ("North Korea asks Japan to return ashes")
KYODO NEWS ("N. Korea demands test results, return of ashes said to be Yokota's")
Posted by THINK at 08:20 PM | TrackBack
December 19, 2004
Japan Says Time Running Out on N. Korea Sanctions
Reuters.com
Bloomberg.com ("Japan's Machimura Urges China's Further Help on North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 08:15 PM | TrackBack
December 16, 2004
Test results on items from North set to be known Dec. 24
Posted by THINK at 11:55 PM | TrackBack
December 15, 2004
North Korea says Japanese sanctions would be 'declaration of war'
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
Reuters.com ("N.Korea: Japan Sanctions Would Be War Declaration")
ABC News Online ("North Korea furious at possible Japan sanctions")
Bloomberg.com ("North Korea Warns Japan Against Imposing Sanctions")
BBC NEWS ("N Korea warns Japan on sanctions")
VOA News ("Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to 'War'")
CNN.com ("N. Korea threat over sanctions")
China Daily ("N.Korea: Any sanctions would mean war")
The Korea Times ("Tokyo Warned Against NK Sanctions")
The Japan Times Online ("DNA test on remains failed due to Japan conspiracy: North")
KYODO NEWS ("N. Korea rejects Japan's finding that ashes are not Yokota's")
Korean News (Korean Central News Agency of DPRK)("DPRK Stand on Japanese Ultra Right Forces-Proposed Sanctions against DPRK Clarified")
Posted by THINK at 01:43 PM | TrackBack
Japan unable to confirm whether Yokota's 'husband' genuine
Posted by THINK at 05:21 AM | TrackBack
North Korea accuses Japan of doctoring DNA analysis of alleged kidnap victim's remains
San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
KYODO NEWS ("N. Korea blasts Japan for saying ashes not Yokota's")
Posted by THINK at 05:12 AM | TrackBack
December 14, 2004
Japanese urge sanctions on North Korea: poll
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
The Center for Public Opinion and Democracy (ARC-CPOD) ("Japanese Ponder Sanctions Against North Korea")
Asia News Network (Yomiuri) ("Poll shows support for sanctions on N. Korea growing")
Posted by THINK at 08:38 PM | TrackBack
DNA experts give reports on ashes to police
Posted by THINK at 08:36 PM | TrackBack
December 13, 2004
N Korea warns about fate of Japanese abductees
Posted by THINK at 08:42 PM | TrackBack
Japan to finish examining N. Korea abduction evidence next week
Posted by THINK at 08:27 PM | TrackBack
December 12, 2004
N. Korean abduction puzzle unfolds
Posted by THINK at 07:58 PM | TrackBack
December 11, 2004
Abductee Yokota may have taught Japanese to N. Korean agent
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Mainichi Interactive ("Yokota taught Japanese to Korean spy, says former abductee")
Japan Today ("Abductee Yokota may have taught Japanese to N Korean agent")
Posted by THINK at 05:28 PM | TrackBack
Japan Lawmakers Urge North Korea Sanctions
Reuters.com
Mainichi Interactive ("Pressure mounts for economic sanctions on North Korea")
The Japan Times Online ("Yokota's dad repeats call for sanctions against North Korea -- Failed DNA test casts doubts on man's claim to be abductee's husband")
Posted by THINK at 03:29 AM | TrackBack
December 09, 2004
Evidence from N. Korea fails to resolve 2 abduction cases
Posted by THINK at 03:53 AM | TrackBack
Press anger flares over North Korea abductee
Posted by THINK at 03:22 AM | TrackBack
Japan says remains of second North Korean abduction victim also fake
Yahoo! News (AP)
Washington Times (UPI) ("N.Korea caught in second lie about remains")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Another set of remains from N. Korea not Matsuki's")
Posted by THINK at 03:21 AM | TrackBack
Abductee Taguchi may have served as Japanese instructor for agent
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)Mainichi Interactive ("Missing Japanese abductee taught North Korean spy who blew up airliner")
The Japan Times Online ("Taguchi tutored KAL bomber, abductee's families say")
Posted by THINK at 03:19 AM | TrackBack
December 08, 2004
Japan May Halt N. Korea Aid After Remains Prove False
Bloomberg.com: Japan
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japan threatens to cut aid to NKorea after false evidence row")
Posted by THINK at 02:53 AM | TrackBack
Remains returned by N.Korea not Yokota's
Washington Times (UPI)
Guardian Unlimited (AP)("N. Korea Remains Are Not of Japan Citizen")
Mainichi Interactive ("Remains received from N. Korea not those of Megumi Yokota")
The Japan Times Online ("Remains not those of Yokota -- DNA test shows ashes of two others; aid now in doubt)
asahi.com : English ("North Korea caught in lie on Megumi remains")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("DNA tests provided vital info")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Yokotas call for economic sanctions")
BBC NEWS ("Japan fury over abductee remains")
Reuters ("Japan protests to N.Korea over fake evidence")
VOA News ("Mystery Still Surrounds Remains Given to Japan by N. Korea")
MSNBC (AP) ("Japan protests N. Korean lie about abductee -- Pyongyang claimed remains were Japanese kidnapping victim's)
People's Daily Online ("Japan protests to DPRK over fake evidence")
asahi.com : English ("Parents of Megumi Yokota vent anger at `evil' Pyongyang")
The Scotsman ("Fury in Japan as ashes found not to be remains of kidnapped girl")
Posted by THINK at 02:46 AM | TrackBack
December 04, 2004
Ex-spy says North Korea's info on Yokota suspicious
Posted by THINK at 03:37 AM | TrackBack
December 03, 2004
N. Korea plies Japan with wrong marriage dates
Posted by THINK at 11:28 PM | TrackBack
November 27, 2004
Abductee kin rebut N. Korea's 'facts'
asahi.com : English
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Abductees' families raise questions on N. Korea's abduction probe")
Posted by THINK at 05:00 AM | TrackBack
November 25, 2004
Abductees' families raise questions on N. Korea's abduction probe
Posted by THINK at 02:56 PM | TrackBack
North Korean deserter says Yokota probably still alive
Posted by THINK at 02:54 PM | TrackBack
November 23, 2004
DNA tests may not work in abductee case -- Experts have to overcome poor condition of Yokota's purported remains
The Japan Times Online
Japan Today ("DNA not much help in trying to identify remains from N Korea")
Posted by THINK at 02:36 AM | TrackBack
November 22, 2004
Composite portrait might be used to identify abductee's husband
Posted by THINK at 02:42 AM | TrackBack
November 21, 2004
Identifying remains could be impossible
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM | TrackBack
Megumi's parents clinging to hope
Posted by THINK at 01:51 AM | TrackBack
November 20, 2004
N. Korea accused of doctoring photo of missing abductee
Mainichi Interactive
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("N. Korean photo of abductee suspected to be composite image")
Posted by THINK at 02:18 AM | TrackBack
Yokota's parents say N Korea note seems authentic
Posted by THINK at 02:18 AM | TrackBack
Photos Intesify N. Korean Kidnap Outrage
Guardian Unlimited (AP)
MSNBC (AP) ("N. Korea releases pictures of girl abducted in '77")
Sydney Morning Herald (Reuters) ("Picture of a sad-eyed schoolgirl is all that's left for grieving family in Japan")
Posted by THINK at 02:12 AM | TrackBack
Japan media doubts N Korea on abductees
BBC NEWS
Yahoo! News (Kyodo News) ("Ashes may be those of abductee other than Yokota")
Posted by THINK at 02:11 AM | TrackBack
Yokota's 'remains' brought home -- Kin await DNA tests as data on other abductees inspected
The Japan Times Online
asahi.com : English ("N. Korea offers remains it says are Yokota's")
Japan Today("Yokota's parents express sorrow at seeing Megumi's photos")
Guardian Unlimited ("Remains of kidnapped girl returned to Japan")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Parents lament over abducted daughter's photos given by N. Korea")
Posted by THINK at 01:56 AM | TrackBack
Japan considers sanctions against North Korea after abduction talks
San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
Japan Today ("Calls mount in government for sanctions on N Korea")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Sanctions should be imposed on N. Korea if talks deemed bad: Kanzaki")
Posted by THINK at 01:55 AM | TrackBack
Families of Kidnapped Japanese Say N. Korea Lying
ABC News (Reuters)
Japan Today ("Families of abductees outraged by N Korea's explanation")
asahi.com : English ("Still missing:Family members are angered by the lack of information from Pyongyang")
Washington Times (UPI) ("Japanese families doubt Pyongyang's proof")
Posted by THINK at 01:48 AM | TrackBack
Japan 'unsatisfied' on abductees
BBC NEWS
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("N. Korea's explanations said questionable")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Talks on abductees fruitless")
Posted by THINK at 01:43 AM | TrackBack
November 15, 2004
Delegates return with documents, belongings of abductees
KYODO NEWS
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japanese team returns from North Korea with evidence from abductions")
BBC NEWS ("Japan given abductee evidence")
Mainichi Interactive ("Delegation returns from N. Korea with ashes, little else")
PolitInfo.com (VOA) ("Japanese Delegation Returns from Pyongyang With Abductees' Files")
Posted by THINK at 04:29 PM | TrackBack
Japan mulls sanctions against North Korea as delegation wraps up trip
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
The Japan Times Online ("Sanctions against North Korea under study, Machimura says")
Japan Today ("Officials return from N Korea with items on abductees")
The China Post (AP) ("Japanese delegation returns from North Korean talks, briefs government")
Posted by THINK at 03:31 PM | TrackBack
Envoys to return belongings, details of Japanese abductees
Posted by THINK at 03:30 PM | TrackBack
Officials interview N. Korean 'neighbors' of abduction victims
Posted by THINK at 03:26 PM | TrackBack
November 13, 2004
Progress on Japanese abductees
BBC NEWS
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan officials talk to Koreans, inspect sites over abduction issue")
Mainichi Interactive ("Japanese delegation in North Korea meets with abductee Yokota's husband")
Yahoo! News (AP) ("Japanese delegation meets with kidnapped woman's husband in North Korea")
Japan Today ("Japan conducts on-site checks, interview people in N Korea")
The Japan Times Online ("Delegates meet Yokota's spouse in North")
Mainichi Interactive ("Japanese delegation in North Korea meets with abductee Yokota's husband")
asahi.com : English ("PROGRESS IN PYONGYANG?: Abduction talks extended, officials meet key individuals")
Posted by THINK at 04:17 AM | TrackBack
November 12, 2004
N Korea 'wary' on nuclear talks
Posted by THINK at 01:12 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea lets key official in on talks
Posted by THINK at 01:11 PM | TrackBack
November 11, 2004
Japan, N. Korea hold abduction talks in Pyongyang
KYODO NEWS
Yahoo! News (AP)("Japan, North Korea meet to settle dispute on abduction of Japanese")
Posted by THINK at 01:11 AM | TrackBack
November 09, 2004
Japan, N. Korea to hold full abduction talks from Wed
Posted by THINK at 11:22 PM | TrackBack
Japan, North Korea discuss abductions of Japanese as calls grow in Tokyo for economic sanctions
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Yahoo! News (Reuters) ("Japan officials in North Korea for nuke, abduction talks")
Posted by THINK at 11:21 PM | TrackBack
Families of abductees call for rescue of all victims in N. Korea
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
asahi.com : English("Abductee talks start as families stage rally")
Posted by THINK at 11:19 PM | TrackBack
Japan, North Korea to Discuss Abductees
VOA News
The China Post (AP) ("Japan, North Korea meet this week on abduction dispute")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Govt prepares hard line for N. Korea")
KYODO NEWS ("Japan to urge N. Korea to verify info on missing, resume 6-way talks")
donga.com [english donga] ("N. Korea-Japan Talks to Open In Pyongyang Today")
ITAR-TASS ("Pyongyang, Tokyo discuss future of ten kidnapped Japanese citizens")
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japanese team due in North Korea to find out more about abductions")
KYODO NEWS ("Japan, N. Korea to begin abduction talks in Pyongyang")
BBC NEWS ("Japan, N Korea to discuss missing")
VOA News ("Japan, North Korea Resume Abduction Talks")
Posted by THINK at 05:12 PM | TrackBack
Japan seeks to meet doctor who wrote abductee's medical file
Posted by THINK at 05:09 PM | TrackBack
November 03, 2004
N.Korea delivers materials on two Japanese
Washington Times (UPI)
Mainichi Interactive ("North Korea provides Japan with information on 2 abductees")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("N. Korea gives Japan passport, medical records of abductees")
The Japan Times Online("Pyongyang turns over records of two Japanese")
asahi.com : English ("Abductee talks start next week")
Posted by THINK at 12:30 AM | TrackBack
October 03, 2004
N. Korea changes story on Megumi Yokota's fate
asahi.com : English
Washington Times (UPI) ("Pyongyang changes abductee story")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Abductee Yokota alive 6 months longer than said earlier by N. Korea")
The Japan Times Online ("Admission casts fresh doubt on abductee's fate")
Posted by THINK at 02:44 AM | TrackBack
August 14, 2004
NO NEW NEWS ON FATE OF MISSING 10 -- Abductee kin urge Pyongyang sanctions
Posted by THINK at 05:03 PM | TrackBack
Families slam N Korea for lack of info on abductees
Posted by THINK at 04:46 PM | TrackBack
Jenkins sheds doubt on Pyongyang's words
Posted by THINK at 04:32 PM | TrackBack
August 12, 2004
Ex-abductee says he saw Megumi Yokota after Pyongyang said she had died
Posted by THINK at 11:44 AM | TrackBack
Japan upset over N Korea missing
Posted by THINK at 12:08 AM | TrackBack
August 11, 2004
Heartbreak over Japan's missing
Posted by THINK at 12:07 AM | TrackBack
August 10, 2004
Japan may mull sanctions if N. Korea gives poor info on abductees
Posted by THINK at 11:23 PM | TrackBack
Hijackers to follow outcome of Japan-N. Korea talks: supporter
Posted by THINK at 03:10 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea may only show progress report on 10 Japanese at talks
Posted by THINK at 03:08 PM | TrackBack
North Korea to Update on Missing Japanese -Report
Posted by THINK at 03:06 PM | TrackBack
10 abductees' info focus in Japan-N. Korea talks from Wed.
Posted by THINK at 01:04 AM | TrackBack
Japan, North Korea to Discuss Fate of Abductees
Posted by THINK at 01:00 AM | TrackBack
Japan-N Korea talks on abductions set for Aug 11-12 in Beijing
Posted by THINK at 12:59 AM | TrackBack
July 31, 2004
N. Koreans uncooperative, hampering search for victims
Posted by THINK at 01:09 AM | TrackBack
July 27, 2004
Japan may probe fates of 10 missing abductees on its own
Posted by THINK at 04:26 PM | TrackBack
July 25, 2004
Govt seeks talks over missing 10
Posted by THINK at 03:42 AM | TrackBack
July 24, 2004
Japan to urge N. Korea to present interim report on abductees
Posted by THINK at 01:00 AM | TrackBack
July 22, 2004
Japan to press N. Korea for info on 10 abductees
Posted by THINK at 05:59 PM | TrackBack
Abductees, supporters urge people not to forget other victims
Posted by THINK at 05:51 PM | TrackBack
Govt must not rush to give Pyongyang aid
Posted by THINK at 05:46 PM | TrackBack
July 10, 2004
N. Korea says making utmost efforts on probe of 10 missing Japanese
Posted by THINK at 01:23 AM | TrackBack
July 04, 2004
Japan to press N. Korea to sincerely probe fates of 10 Japanese
Posted by THINK at 09:18 PM | TrackBack
Kidnapped Japanese spark election battle
Scotland on Sunday(Also in:Scotsman.com News)
Posted by THINK at 03:09 PM | TrackBack
Masumoto runs in Japan election on abductee ticket
Posted by THINK at 01:33 AM | TrackBack
July 02, 2004
Kin of kidnapped fret lack of focus on Pyongyang in Upper House poll
Posted by THINK at 03:42 PM | TrackBack
Abductions are candidate's cause celebre -- Missing sister may be dead, but independent hopes to keep issue alive
Posted by THINK at 03:42 PM | TrackBack
June 30, 2004
Abductee's brother favors Bush over Kerry to press N Kore
Posted by THINK at 01:56 PM | TrackBack
June 15, 2004
Pyongyang opens door for daughter of Yokota; grandparents suspicious
Posted by THINK at 02:09 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea to let Megumi Yokota's daughter live in Japan
Posted by THINK at 04:06 AM | TrackBack