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Japanese-language speech contest in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sin Jae Hyok (R) poses for a photo after winning the Japanese-language speech contest for South Korean high school students in Seoul on June 21, 2014.

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Korean ex-war criminal continues quest for justice from Japan

TOKYO, April 6 Kyodo - Lee Hyok Rae, chairman of a group formed by former Korean war criminals seeking justice and compensation from the Japanese government, attends the group's gathering marking its 60th anniversary on April 1, 2015, at the Japanese parliament in Tokyo. Lee is among the many former colonial subjects of Korean descent who were convicted as Class B and Class C war criminals after World War II for their involvement in the Japanese military, but were later stripped of their Japanese citizenship and rights to compensation as a result of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty.

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N. Korean table tennis players

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean table tennis players Kim Hyok Bong (R) and Kim Jong parade aboard a convertible in Pyongyang on May 30, 2013, after they won the mixed doubles final against a South Korean pair during the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris earlier in May.

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N. Korean table tennis player

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean table tennis players Kim Hyok Bong (R) and Kim Jong head for the Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers on May 30, 2013, after they won the mixed doubles final against a South Korean pair during the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris earlier in May.

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N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - North Korea striker An Chol Hyok helps South Korea midfielder Cho Young Cheol following a tussle during an Asian Games match at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 8, 2010. North Korea won 1-0.

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Photos from figure skating pairs short program

TURIN, Italy - North Korean pair Phyo Yong Myong (foreground) and Jong Yong Hyok perform during the figure skating pairs short program in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Palavela in Turin on Feb. 11.

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(4)Five abductees, now and 24 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Okudo, 46, was abducted by North Korea on July 31, 1978 with Kaoru Hasuike. They married in 1980. Their son, Pak Ki Hyok, is a student at a computer college.

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China-Northeast Asia Expo

Ku Yong Hyok (front L), North Korea's consul general in Shenyang, China, visits the 13th China-Northeast Asia Expo on Sept. 23, 2021, in Changchun, China.

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(4)Five abductees, now and 24 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Okudo, 46, was abducted by North Korea on July 31, 1978 with Kaoru Hasuike. They married in 1980. Their son, Pak Ki Hyok, is a student at a computer college. (Kyodo)

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Korean man speaks of experience serving in Japanese military

Lee Hyok Rae, a South Korean resident in Tokyo, speaks in Tokyo in January 2015 about his experience of serving in the Japanese military during World War II. Lee was found guilty of war crimes and served time in prison. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Korean ex-guard of Japanese POW camp gives interview

Lee Hyok Rae, a 90-year-old Korean resident in Japan who served in Japanese forces as a civilian during World War II, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2015. Lee, a guard at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, was at one point sentenced to death at an Australian war crimes trial. He apologized face-to-face to a former POW in Australia and earned his forgiveness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empty classroom of victims in S. Korean ferry disaster ahead of 1st anniv.

A portrait of Choi Jin Hyok, one of the 250 teenage students who died in the Sewol ferry disaster in April 2014, sits on his desk inside a classroom at Danwon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul, on April 4, 2015. Flowers, letters, photos and other mementos in memory of the victims who once sat there were placed on 30 of the 33 pupils' desks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of S. Korea ferry disaster victim visits son's classroom

Ko Yong Gi holds a portrait of her son Choi Jin Hyok, one of the 250 teenage students killed in the Sewol ferry disaster in April 2014, at his desk inside a classroom at Danwon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul, on March 29, 2015. Flowers, letters, photos and other mementos in memory of the victims who once sat there were placed on 30 of the 33 pupils' desks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean official hopes for Japanese investment in tourist zones

Ri Song Hyok, deputy director at the North Korean Ministry of External Economic Affairs, speaks at an international symposium in China's Shenyang city on March 20, 2015, expressing hope that Japan will invest in North Korean special international tourist zones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 children of former Japanese abductees come to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Five sons and daughters of former Japanese abductees arrived in Tokyo from North Korea on May 22 to be reunited with their parents. (Top, from L to R) Yasushi and Fukie Chimura's daughter O Kyong Ae, 22, elder son O Kyong Sok, 20, and second son O Kyong Ho, 16, and (below, from L to R) Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike's daughter Pak Yong Hwa, 22, and son Pak Ki Hyok, 19. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Photos from figure skating pairs short program

TURIN, Italy - North Korean pair Phyo Yong Myong (foreground) and Jong Yong Hyok perform during the figure skating pairs short program in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Palavela in Turin on Feb. 11. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea to allow S Korea to fish in its waters

BEIJING, China - North Korea and South Korea end weeklong fisheries talks on Feb. 26 in Beijing with an agreement allowing South Korean fishing boats to operate in North Korean territorial waters in the Sea of Japan. Ho Hyok Phil, an adviser to the North's National Economic Cooperation Federation (R), and Kim Dae Gwon, an adviser to South Korea's National Alliance of Fishermen (L) announced the accord at a press conference after their Feb. 20-26 meeting held in Beijing.

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Japanese-language speech contest in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sin Jae Hyok (R) poses for a photo after winning the Japanese-language speech contest for South Korean high school students in Seoul on June 21, 2014.

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N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - North Korea striker An Chol Hyok helps South Korea midfielder Cho Young Cheol following a tussle during an Asian Games match at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 8, 2010. North Korea won 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korea railway talks

Photo taken on June 26, 2018 shows South Korean Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong Ryeol (C, L) shakes hands with North Korea's Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun Hyok in the truce village of Panmunjeom after their talks on connecting railroads over border. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean envoy to U.S.

Undated file photo shows North Korea's special representative for U.S. affairs Kim Hyok Chol. Kim, who led his country's preparations for the February 2019 meeting with the United States, has been executed for his role in the summit's breakdown, the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S. in Hanoi

Kim Hyok Chol (R), the North Korean leading negotiations with the United States, arrives at Hanoi's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, leaves Beijing's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019, prior to his departure for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-N. Korea talks

Combined photo shows Stephen Biegun (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea, and his North Korean counterpart Kim Hyok Chol. The two are expected to meet in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi prior to a summit of their countries' leaders on Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, is pictured upon arrival at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (R), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, is pictured upon arrival at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Inter-Korean rail link

North Korean Vice Railways Minister Kim Yun Hyok (L) and South Korean transport minister Kim Hyun Mee shake hands during a groundbreaking ceremony at Panmun Station in the North Korean border city of Kaesong on Dec. 26, 2018, for a project to connect railways and roads across the inter-Korean border. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Inter-Korean rail link

North Korea's Vice Railways Minister Kim Yun Hyok (2nd from L) signs a railway sleeper during a groundbreaking ceremony at Panmun Station in the North Korean border city of Kaesong on Dec. 26, 2018, for a project with South Korea to connect railways and roads across the inter-Korean border. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean official in South

Ri Jong Hyok (front C), vice chairman of North Korea's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, attends the International Convention for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia Pacific in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Nov. 16, 2018. Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (front far L) is also pictured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean official in South

Ri Jong Hyok (C), vice chairman of North Korea's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, speaks at the International Convention for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia Pacific in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Nov. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean official in South

Ri Jong Hyok (C), vice chairman of North Korea's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, speaks to reporters upon his arrival at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on Nov. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean official in South

Ri Jong Hyok (C), vice chairman of North Korea's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, arrives at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on Nov. 14, 2018, to attend an international symposium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea railway talks

South Korea's Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong Ryeol (R) and North Korea's Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun Hyok, seen in this photo taken June 26, 2018, shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjeom during their talks about cross-border railroads. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea railway talks

South Korea's Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong Ryeol (R) and North Korea's Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun Hyok, seen in this photo taken June 26, 2018, shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjeom during their talks about cross-border railroads. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea railway talks

South Korea's Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong Ryeol (L) and North Korea's Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun Hyok, seen in this photo taken June 26, 2018, shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjeom after their talks about cross-border railroads. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table Tennis: Yoshimura, Ishikawa move into mixed doubles q'finals

Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa (L) and Maharu Yoshimura shake hands after beating Pak Sin Hyok and Ri Hyon Sim of North Korea in the mixed doubles third round at the world table tennis championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 1, 2017. The Japanese pair won 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table Tennis: Yoshimura, Ishikawa move into mixed doubles q'finals

Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa (L) and Maharu Yoshimura play against Pak Sin Hyok and Ri Hyon Sim of North Korea in the mixed doubles third round at the world table tennis championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 1, 2017. The Japanese pair won 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo