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Parents of missing Japanese say lawmaker tried to shut them up

KOBE, Japan - Akihiro (L) and Kayoko Arimoto, the parents of Keiko Arimoto, who Japan believes was abducted in Europe and taken to Pyongyang in 1983 at age 23, attend a gathering in Kobe on March 24. Kayoko said that Masaaki Nakayama, a House of Representatives member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told them Keiko had been abducted by another Japanese and that North Korea was not involved, so they should keep quiet about the case.

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N. Korea's Jong meets Japanese politicians

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean Ambassador Jong Thae Hwa (R), who heads a delegation for talks with Japan, meets and shakes hands with Japanese politicians at the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 22. From left are Hiromu Nonaka, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Masaaki Nakayama, head of the Japanese parliamentarian group for friendship with North Korea, and former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. Japanese and North Korean negotiators kicked off their second round of talks the same day on establishing diplomatic ties.

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Smiling Ogi takes over ministerial duties from predecessor

TOKYO, Japan - New Construction Minister Chikage Ogi (L) beams as she takes over from her predecessor Masaaki Nakayama (R) on July 4, one day after the launch of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's new cabinet, despite earlier complications over the posting.

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Top spokesman heads list for acting premier

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and his cabinet members decide April 14 to designate Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (1) as acting premier in the event the premier becomes unable to carry out his duties. Mori said Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (2) would be second in line for the post, followed by Construction Minister Masaaki Nakayama (3), International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (4) and Defense Agency Chief Tsutomu Kawara (5). The arrangement stands only for Mori's cabinet. Successive prime ministers will draw up their own list when they launch their cabinets.

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Diet members' group discusses plan for N. Korea visit

A nonpartisan group of Japanese Diet members planning to visit North Korea holds its first preparatory discussion at the parliamentarians' hall in Tokyo on April 20. Among the group members were former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (2nd from R) of the opposition Social Democratic Party and Masaaki Nakayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The delegation led by Murayama is scheduled to visit North Korea after the Golden Week holidays which end early May.

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Bullet sender targets two more

OSAKA, Japan - Mail containing a bullet has been sent to another two persons, police said Oct. 21. Photo shows a letter and a bullet sent to the son of former Construction Minister Masaaki Nakayama. A similar letter containing a bullet has been sent to former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Koichi Kato, police said. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Jong meets Japanese politicians

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean Ambassador Jong Thae Hwa (R), who heads a delegation for talks with Japan, meets and shakes hands with Japanese politicians at the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 22. From left are Hiromu Nonaka, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Masaaki Nakayama, head of the Japanese parliamentarian group for friendship with North Korea, and former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. Japanese and North Korean negotiators kicked off their second round of talks the same day on establishing diplomatic ties.

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Smiling Ogi takes over ministerial duties from predecessor

TOKYO, Japan - New Construction Minister Chikage Ogi (L) beams as she takes over from her predecessor Masaaki Nakayama (R) on July 4, one day after the launch of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's new cabinet, despite earlier complications over the posting.

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Top spokesman heads list for acting premier

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and his cabinet members decide April 14 to designate Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (1) as acting premier in the event the premier becomes unable to carry out his duties. Mori said Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (2) would be second in line for the post, followed by Construction Minister Masaaki Nakayama (3), International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (4) and Defense Agency Chief Tsutomu Kawara (5). The arrangement stands only for Mori's cabinet. Successive prime ministers will draw up their own list when they launch their cabinets.

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Diet members' group discusses plan for N. Korea visit

A nonpartisan group of Japanese Diet members planning to visit North Korea holds its first preparatory discussion at the parliamentarians' hall in Tokyo on April 20. Among the group members were former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (2nd from R) of the opposition Social Democratic Party and Masaaki Nakayama of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The delegation led by Murayama is scheduled to visit North Korea after the Golden Week holidays which end early May.