Kin of missing Japanese gather signatures ahead of summit

Kin of missing Japanese gather signatures ahead of summit

OSAKA, Japan - Akihiro Arimoto (L) and his wife Kayoko gather signatures on an Osaka street on Sept. 7 demanding the return of their daughter Keiko who is believed to have been abducted to North Korea in 1983 when she was a 23-year-old student. The petition will be delivered to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before he leaves for Pyongyang for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Sept. 17.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001092952
  • Registered date
  • 2002/9/07 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2002 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.21(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Rally of abductees' families

    Rally of abductees' families

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.

      [Breaking News]Rally of abductees' families

      TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue. (Kyodo)
        Rally of abductees' families

        Rally of abductees' families

        Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.
          Rally of abductees' families

          Rally of abductees' families

          Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.
            Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

            Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

            Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, celebrates her 60th birthday at their home in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2020, with a birthday cake in front of her photo. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.
              Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

              Father of woman abducted by N. Korea dies at 96 without reunion

              Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea in 1983 at age 23, is pictured during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2024. Arimoto, who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other abductees, died of natural causes aged 96 at his home in Kobe, western Japan, without seeing her, his family said on Feb. 17, 2025.
                Japan's Abe in Pyongyang in 2002

                Japan's Abe in Pyongyang in 2002

                File photo taken in September 2002 shows Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, with Shinzo Abe (2nd from L), deputy chief Cabinet secretary of Japan, looking on. Abe, who later served as prime minister, was shot to death on July 8, 2022, at age 67, while making a stump speech in Nara, western Japan, for the House of Councillors election.
                  Japan PM Kishida meets with kin of abductees

                  Japan PM Kishida meets with kin of abductees

                  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) receives written requests at his office in Tokyo on March 16, 2022, from a group representing families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea calling for an early materialization of summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
                    Japan PM Kishida meets with kin of abductees

                    Japan PM Kishida meets with kin of abductees

                    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) receives written requests at his office in Tokyo on March 16, 2022, from a group representing families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea calling for an early materialization of summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
                      Japan-N. Korea summit meeting in 2002

                      Japan-N. Korea summit meeting in 2002

                      File photo taken Sept. 17, 2002, shows Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il shaking hands in Pyongyang after signing the Pyongyang Declaration.