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Japanese volunteer killed during U.N. mission in Cambodia

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa prays at the cenotaph in Phnom Penh on July 6, 2024, for Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese civilian and U.N. election observer who was killed in Cambodia during preparations for the U.N.-supervised general election in 1993.

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30 years after death of U.N. volunteer in Cambodia

A monument at a temple in Phnom Penh dedicated to Japanese U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata is pictured on April 8, 2023, exactly 30 years after he was killed while working as an electoral supervisor in Cambodia.

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30 years after death of U.N. volunteer in Cambodia

Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Atsushi Ueno prays in Phnom Penh on April 8, 2023, in front of a monument at a temple dedicated to Japanese U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed while working as an electoral supervisor in Cambodia on the same day 30 years earlier.

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30 years after death of U.N. volunteer in Cambodia

Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Atsushi Ueno prays in Phnom Penh on April 8, 2023, in front of a monument at a temple dedicated to Japanese U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed while working as an electoral supervisor in Cambodia on the same day 30 years earlier.

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Japanese FM visits monument of Japanese volunteer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pays respects to a monument dedicated to Japanese U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata, killed in the line of duty in 1993 while serving in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, on June 30, 2014, before holding talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the situation in the South China Sea and other issues.

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Japan prime minister in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joins hands after laying flowers in Phnom Penh on Nov. 16, 2013, at the memorial for Japanese U.N. volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed by guerrillas in Cambodia in 1993.

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Japanese crown prince in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito visits a temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed in April 1993 while participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2012. The crown prince also visited another temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese police officer Haruyuki Takada, who was killed in the country in May 1993.

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Japan crown prince in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito pays respects at a temple in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2012, before a monument dedicated to Japanese volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed in April 1993 while participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Cambodia. The crown prince also visited another temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese police officer Haruyuki Takada, who was killed in the country in May 1993.

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Koizumi visits Cambodia monument to slain Japanese volunteer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi prays in front of a monument in Phnom Penh dedicated to Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese volunteer who was shot dead in Cambodia in 1993, on Nov. 5. Nakata was killed while preparing for U.N.-supervised general elections in Cambodia. (Pool photo)

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U.N. medal given to relatives of 2 slain peacekeepers

TOKYO, Japan - The Dag Hammarskjold Medal, a U.N. medal, was awarded April 22 to relatives of two Japanese killed during peacekeeping operations in Cambodia in 1993. Takehito Nakata (R), holding the photo of his dead son Atsuhito and the Dag Hammarskjold Medal in his hands, and Reiko Takada (C), the wife of the other deceased Japanese, Haruyuki Takada, pose with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) at the premier's official residence.

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Cambodia to award late Japanese volunteer, father

OSAKA, Japan - Takehito Nakata, father of the late U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata (pictured in the frame), holds a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 28. He said Cambodia will award a state medal next week to him and his son, an election-monitoring volunteer killed in Cambodia in 1993, in honor of their contribution to peace in the Southeast Asian country.

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Koizumi visits Cambodia monument to slain Japanese volunteer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi prays in front of a monument in Phnom Penh dedicated to Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese volunteer who was shot dead in Cambodia in 1993, on Nov. 5. Nakata was killed while preparing for U.N.-supervised general elections in Cambodia. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Possible U.S.-N. Korea talks could leave out abduction issue: expert

Atsuhito Isozaki, a Keio University associate professor of North Korean politics, speaks in an interview on Nov. 1, 2016, at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a think tank in Washington where he is currently conducting sabbatical research. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obuchi visits memorial to slain Japanese volunteer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, visiting a temple in Phnom Penh on Jan. 11, offers flowers at a memorial dedicated to Japanese U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed in Cambodia in 1993 while helping preparations for U.N.-supervised Cambodian elections.

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Cambodia to award late Japanese volunteer, father

OSAKA, Japan - Takehito Nakata, father of the late U.N. volunteer Atsuhito Nakata (pictured in the frame), holds a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 28. He said Cambodia will award a state medal next week to him and his son, an election-monitoring volunteer killed in Cambodia in 1993, in honor of their contribution to peace in the Southeast Asian country.