ILEA001103222: Yokotas dissatisfied with outcome of Koizumi-Kim talks

N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific

STORY: Protesters rally in Tokyo against U.S. political agenda in Asia-Pacific DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest on Monday 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): CHIAKI AKAMINE, Protester STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden has paid a three-day visit to Japan. High on his agenda were a U.S.-Japan summit and a summit of the Quad group, which also involves Japan, Australia and India. About 150 protesters took to the street in Tokyo on Monday against Biden's political agenda, after a similar protest of some 750 people was held a day earlier. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "While visiting Japan, President Biden will hold talks with (Japanese Prime Minister) Fumio Kishida. We believe that this meeting aims to establish a U.S.-Japan alliance." SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KAYOKO ARAI, Protester "Yesterday (May 22) was Sunday. Many peop

Ex-S. Korean President Roh dead, left suicide note

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in October 2007 shows South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il shaking hands before their summit talks at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang. Former President Roh died May 23 after falling from a mountain near his residence amid a probe into a bribery scandal. (Pool photo by South Korean media)(Kyodo)

Kin of abductees form international solidarity group

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives of people kidnapped by North Korean agents formed an international group on Dec. 10 to work together on a range of activities including realizing the release of abductees and demanding compensation from Pyongyang.

Iizuka named as new head of group of abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (R), vice chairman of the group of relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 24 after he was named as the group's new leader to replace Shigeru Yokota (2nd from R). Yokota's daughter Megumi was kidnapped by Pyongyang in 1977 when she was 13, while Iizuka is an elder brother of Yaeko Taguchi, who was taken to N. Korea in 1978 when she was 22.

Kin ask gov't to seek early resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (2nd L) meets with the parents of Megumi Yokota and relatives of other Japanese abducted to North Korea at the prime minister's office on Oct. 5 where the families urged the government to seek an early resolution to the abduction issue. Sitting opposite to Machimura are Megumi's father Shigeru Toyota (4th R) and his wife Sakie (3rd R).

Roh conveys Japan premier's message to N. Korean leader Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae Joung (R) briefs reporters in Seoul on Oct. 5 about summit talks between South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

S. Korea's Roh, N. Korea's Kim begin summit talks in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) pose for a photo Oct. 3 before their summit talks at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang. (Pool photo by South Korean media)(Kyodo)

Roh heads to Pyongyang for summit with Kim Jong Il

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (2nd from R) and his wife, Kwon Yang Suk (R), walk toward the demarcation line in the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea on Oct. 2 before heading to the North Korean capital for a three-day inter-Korean summit. (Pool photo by South Korean media)(Kyodo)

Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, speaks at a press conference, flanked by his wife Sakie, in Kawasaki on March 23. Yokota, 74, said he plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength.

Yokotas dissatisfied with outcome of Koizumi-Kim talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of a group of abductees' families, and his wife Sakei (L) express their dissatisfaction in Tokyo on May 22 over the outcome of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il earlier in the day in Pyongyang.

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