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Former abductee's brother

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike, the older brother of Kaoru Hasuike, who was abducted to North Korea in 1978 and returned to Japan in 2002, is interviewed in Tokyo on May 19, 2014.

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Hasuike dissatisfied with outcome of Koizumi-Kim talks

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike, brother of one of the Japanese abducted by North Korea, expresses dissatisfaction at a Tokyo hotel on May 22 over the outcome of the talks between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il earlier in the day in Pyongyang.

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Ex-abductees hail plan for Koizumi visit Pyongyang

TOYAMA, Japan - Toru Hasuike, a relative of one five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea, said in Toyama May 9 he wants Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit Pyongyang to pick up their abductee relatives.

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Abductees' kin criticize gov't for lack of progress at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike (L), Sakie Yokota (C) and her husband Shigeru -- members of the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea -- attend a House of Representatives subcommittee meeting Feb. 24 at the Diet in Tokyo. They criticized the government for a lack of progress on the abduction issue.

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Toru Hasuike raps Foreign Ministry over inaction on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike, whose brother Kaoru is one of five repatriated Japanese victims of abductions by North Korea, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He has expressed dissatisfaction with the Japanese Foreign Ministry, saying it is not taking a firm stance against Pyongyang.

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(3)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea -- (from R to L) Toru Hasuike, Shigeru Yokota, Yokota's wife Sakie and Teruaki Masumoto -- attend a news conference at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on March 6. They spoke about the results of their five-day visit to the U.S. to seek support from the government and Congress members in solving the abduction issue.

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Abductees' kin urge U.S. for support on N. Korea sanctions

WASHINGTON, United States - Shigeru Yokota (R), who heads a group of Japanese families with relatives who were abducted to North Korea, shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in Washington on March 5. Yokota urged the U.S. government to support economic sanctions by the U.N. Security Council against N. Korea. Yokota is accompanied by (from R to L) his wife Sakie, Toru Hasuike and Teruaki Masumoto.

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Japanese abductees' kin meet Senate Republican leaders

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s meet Republican Richard Lugar (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in Washington on March 4 as part of their efforts to seek support from the international community. The Japanese are Teruaki Masumoto (L), Toru Hasuike (2nd from L), Sakie Yokota (3 from L) and her husband Shigeru.

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Abductees' families leave for U.S. to seek help

NARITA, Japan - Three of a group of relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea -- Shigeru Yokota (R), his wife Sakie (2nd from R), Teruaki Masumoto (3rd from R) and Toru Hasuike -- head for a plane at Narita airport March 3 to leave for the United States. The will stay in Washington until March 7 seeking help from U.S. government officials.

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Hasuikes receive 400 New Year's cards from across Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Toru Hasuike, elder brother of Kaoru Hasuike, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in their homeland, speaks to reporters Jan. 3 about how Kaoru and his wife Yukiko spend their New Year's holiday. Toru said the couple received about 400 New Year's greeting cards from across Japan. (Pool photo)

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(3)Abductees' families urge U.S. leaders for help

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (L), whose daughter was abducted to North Korea in 1977, his wife Sakie (C) and Toru Hasuike answer reporters' questions Dec. 6 after meeting U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker and a visiting congressional delegation at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Hasuikes want to see children in Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L), abducted by North Korea in 1978, speaks at a news conference in Kashiwazaki on Nov. 5, accompanied by his elder brother Toru (R). Kaoru, now on a homecoming visit, said he and his wife Yukiko want to meet with their two North Korean-born children as soon as possible in Japan.

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Hasuike thinking positively of job at hometown city office

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L), abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, returns home Nov. 3 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, after shopping with his elder brother Toru (R). Toru later told reporters Kaoru seemed positive about working at the city office as proposed by his hometown.

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Toru Hasuike raps Foreign Ministry over inaction on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike, whose brother Kaoru is one of five repatriated Japanese victims of abductions by North Korea, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. He has expressed dissatisfaction with the Japanese Foreign Ministry, saying it is not taking a firm stance against Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Hasuikes want to see children in Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L), abducted by North Korea in 1978, speaks at a news conference in Kashiwazaki on Nov. 5, accompanied by his elder brother Toru (R). Kaoru, now on a homecoming visit, said he and his wife Yukiko want to meet with their two North Korean-born children as soon as possible in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Hasuike thinking positively of job at hometown city office

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L), abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, returns home Nov. 3 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, after shopping with his elder brother Toru (R). Toru later told reporters Kaoru seemed positive about working at the city office as proposed by his hometown. (Kyodo)

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Japanese abductees' kin meet Senate Republican leaders

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s meet Republican Richard Lugar (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in Washington on March 4 as part of their efforts to seek support from the international community. The Japanese are Teruaki Masumoto (L), Toru Hasuike (2nd from L), Sakie Yokota (3 from L) and her husband Shigeru. (Kyodo)

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Brother of returnee criticizes Abe's policy on abduction issue

Toru Hasuike, brother of Kaoru Hasuike who was abducted by North Korea but has returned home, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. Toru Hasuike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on the abduction issue as ineffective in resolving the decades-old problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brother of returnee criticizes Abe's policy on abduction issue

Toru Hasuike, brother of Kaoru Hasuike who was abducted by North Korea but has returned home, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. Toru Hasuike criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy on the abduction issue as ineffective in resolving the decades-old problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hasuike dissatisfied with outcome of Koizumi-Kim talks

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike, brother of one of the Japanese abducted by North Korea, expresses dissatisfaction at a Tokyo hotel on May 22 over the outcome of the talks between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il earlier in the day in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Ex-abductees hail plan for Koizumi visit Pyongyang

TOYAMA, Japan - Toru Hasuike, a relative of one five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea, said in Toyama May 9 he wants Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit Pyongyang to pick up their abductee relatives. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' kin criticize gov't for lack of progress at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike (L), Sakie Yokota (C) and her husband Shigeru -- members of the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea -- attend a House of Representatives subcommittee meeting Feb. 24 at the Diet in Tokyo. They criticized the government for a lack of progress on the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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(3)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea -- (from R to L) Toru Hasuike, Shigeru Yokota, Yokota's wife Sakie and Teruaki Masumoto -- attend a news conference at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on March 6. They spoke about the results of their five-day visit to the U.S. to seek support from the government and Congress members in solving the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' kin urge U.S. for support on N. Korea sanctions

WASHINGTON, United States - Shigeru Yokota (R), who heads a group of Japanese families with relatives who were abducted to North Korea, shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in Washington on March 5. Yokota urged the U.S. government to support economic sanctions by the U.N. Security Council against N. Korea. Yokota is accompanied by (from R to L) his wife Sakie, Toru Hasuike and Teruaki Masumoto. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' families leave for U.S. to seek help

NARITA, Japan - Three of a group of relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea -- Shigeru Yokota (R), his wife Sakie (2nd from R), Teruaki Masumoto (3rd from R) and Toru Hasuike -- head for a plane at Narita airport March 3 to leave for the United States. The will stay in Washington until March 7 seeking help from U.S. government officials. (Kyodo)

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Hasuikes receive 400 New Year's cards from across Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Toru Hasuike, elder brother of Kaoru Hasuike, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in their homeland, speaks to reporters Jan. 3 about how Kaoru and his wife Yukiko spend their New Year's holiday. Toru said the couple received about 400 New Year's greeting cards from across Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(3)Abductees' families urge U.S. leaders for help

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (L), whose daughter was abducted to North Korea in 1977, his wife Sakie (C) and Toru Hasuike answer reporters' questions Dec. 6 after meeting U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker and a visiting congressional delegation at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)