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Symposium on N. Korea's abductions

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored symposium on the issue in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025. He called for the early return of abductees including his older sister Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13. (Kyodo)

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Symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored symposium on the issue in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025. He called for the early return of abductees including his older sister Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Photo taken in Vientiane on Nov. 21, 2025, shows Japanese Princess Aiko (R) meeting with Japanese nationals living in Laos during her official trip to the country. (Pool photo)

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[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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Rally of abductees' families

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, taking part.

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Rally of abductees' families

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (at the podium), taking part.

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Rally of abductees' families

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, calling for their early return. Yokota is the younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (4th from R, back), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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U.S. secretary of state meets with relatives of Japanese abductees

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front row, 3rd from R) meets with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. Takuya Yokota (front row, 2nd from L), head of a group representing the families, attended the meeting with his mother Sakie (front row, 3rd from L), whose daughter, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]New Japan PM Takaichi meets abductees' relatives

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a meeting with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (2nd from R), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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U.S. President Trump meets kin of abductees

U.S. President Donald Trump (far R) meets with family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump meets kin of abductees

U.S. President Donald Trump (3rd from R) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) meet with family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Trump meets kin of abductees

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother, Sakie, meet the press after attending a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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New Japan PM Takaichi meets abductees' relatives

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) holds a meeting with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Photo exhibition on abductees at Osaka expo

Tsutomu Nishioka, who heads a group seeking the return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a photo exhibition on the abductees at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025.

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Photo exhibition on abductees at Osaka expo

Tsutomu Nishioka, who heads a group seeking the return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a photo exhibition on the abductees at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025.

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Photo exhibition on abductees at Osaka expo

A photo exhibition on Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s is held at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 12, 2025.

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Japan emperor's state visit to Mongolia

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers at a memorial for Japanese nationals who died in internment camps in Mongolia in the aftermath of World War II, on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar on July 8, 2025.

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Japan emperor's state visit to Mongolia

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers at a memorial for Japanese nationals who died in internment camps in Mongolia in the aftermath of World War II, on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar on July 8, 2025.

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Japan emperor's state visit to Mongolia

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako offer silent prayers at a memorial for Japanese nationals who died in internment camps in Mongolia in the aftermath of World War II, on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar on July 8, 2025.

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U.N. symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C), take part in an online U.N. symposium on the abduction issue from Tokyo on June 26, 2025. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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U.N. symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, takes part in an online U.N. symposium on the abduction issue from Tokyo on June 26, 2025. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft prepares to take off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft takes off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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ASDF plane departs for Djibouti

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft prepares to take off at Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2025, heading to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.

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Evacuation from Iran

Buses carrying Japanese nationals arrive in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, on June 20, 2025, after leaving Iran amid a growing conflict with Israel.

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Evacuation from Iran

A bus carrying Japanese nationals arrives in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, on June 20, 2025, after leaving Iran amid a growing conflict with Israel.

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Evacuation from Israel

Japanese nationals board a bus bound for Jordan in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 19, 2025, amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Evacuation from Israel

Japanese nationals board a bus bound for Jordan in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 19, 2025, amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Evacuation from Iran

A bus carrying Japanese nationals prepares to leave Tehran on June 19, 2025, amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Abductees' families hold rally

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attending. (Kyodo)

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Memorial service for unidentified Japanese war dead

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a government-sponsored memorial service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on May 26, 2025, to commemorate unidentified Japanese nationals who died overseas during World War II.

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Memorial service for unidentified Japanese war dead

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a government-sponsored memorial service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on May 26, 2025, to commemorate unidentified Japanese nationals who died overseas during World War II.

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Memorial service for unidentified Japanese war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba offers flowers at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo during a government-sponsored memorial service to commemorate unidentified Japanese nationals who died overseas during World War II on May 26, 2025.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks during a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, holding a picture of abductee Keiko Arimoto whose father Akihiro died in February at age 96. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a rally held by the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters in Tokyo on May 24, 2025.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks during a rally held by the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters in Tokyo on May 24, 2025.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attending.