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Yokotas ask Kawasaki major for help to solve abduction issues

KAWASAKI, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (C) and his wife Sakie (L), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977, ask Kawasaki Mayor Takao Abe to help resolve the abduction issue. They handed him letters addressed to eight cities with which the city of Kawasaki has tied up under agreements of friendship or sister relations, including Baltimore in the United States and Wollongong in Australia.

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U.S vows to prioritize abduction issue at G-8 summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Sakie Yokota, mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and her son Takuya (L) speak to journalists after testifying before a U.S. congressional panel on April 27. U.S. lawmakers and officials joined hands to prioritize the issue of Japanese and other foreign nationals abducted by North Korea at the Group of Eight summit in July in St. Petersburg, Russia, to press for their return.

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(2)G-8 leaders in Evian

EVIAN, France - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi poses for a photograph during the closing session of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Evian, France on June 3. The G-8 leaders urged North Korea to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals it abducted in the past and called for a peaceful solution to tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambition. (Pool photo)

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Father to force Chimura to speak about 8 on dead abductee list

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 but is now back in Japan, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. He said said he will force his son to ''tell the truth'' about eight Japanese abductees listed by Pyongyang as dead when his grandchildren come to Japan from the communist state.

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Wake held for father of Japanese abducted to N. Korea

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A wake is held in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 18 for Shoichi Masumoto, the father of Rumiko Masumoto, one of eight Japanese nationals who North Korea said have died after they were abducted to the country. The father, who was hospitalized in late August, died the previous day at age 79.

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Kawaguchi apologizes for withholding data from kin

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi apologizes the Foreign Ministry's withholding of information it received from North Korea about the dates of death of eight abducted Japanese nationals. ''I regret that it has caused loss of trust in the Foreign Ministry. I am sorry,'' Kawaguchi told a meeting of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.

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NGO appeals to stop harassment of Koreans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Peace Boat, a Tokyo-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), hand leaflets to pedestrians near JR Shinjuku Station on Sept. 19, calling for an end to threats and harassment against pro-Pyongyang schools and Korean residents of Japan following revelation that eight Japanese abducted to North Korea are dead.

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Families of abductees meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s meet reporters at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 18, a day after North Korea informed Japan that eight abductees are dead and five others are alive.

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N. Korean schools in Japan receive death threats

TOKYO, Japan - Graffiti saying ''murder'' and ''return Megumi'' was found on Sept. 18 on a Nagoya chamber of commerce founded by Korean residents in Aichi Prefecture. Meanwhile, pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan have asked students to commute in groups after receiving death threats following Sept. 17 news that eight Japanese who were abducted to North Korea are dead.

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Yokotas ask Kawasaki major for help to solve abduction issues

KAWASAKI, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (C) and his wife Sakie (L), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977, ask Kawasaki Mayor Takao Abe to help resolve the abduction issue. They handed him letters addressed to eight cities with which the city of Kawasaki has tied up under agreements of friendship or sister relations, including Baltimore in the United States and Wollongong in Australia. (Kyodo)

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U.S vows to prioritize abduction issue at G-8 summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Sakie Yokota, mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and her son Takuya (L) speak to journalists after testifying before a U.S. congressional panel on April 27. U.S. lawmakers and officials joined hands to prioritize the issue of Japanese and other foreign nationals abducted by North Korea at the Group of Eight summit in July in St. Petersburg, Russia, to press for their return. (Kyodo)

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NGO appeals to stop harassment of Koreans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Peace Boat, a Tokyo-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), hand leaflets to pedestrians near JR Shinjuku Station on Sept. 19, calling for an end to threats and harassment against pro-Pyongyang schools and Korean residents of Japan following revelation that eight Japanese abducted to North Korea are dead. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean actress Choi dies

South Korean actress Choi Eun Hee, seen in this photo taken in July 1989 in Tokyo, died on April 16, 2018, according to South Korean media. She spent eight years in North Korea after she was abducted from Hong Kong in 1978. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean actress Choi dies

South Korean actress Choi Eun Hee, seen in this photo taken in July 1989 in Tokyo together with her husband Shin Sang Ok, a film director, died on April 16, 2018, according to South Korean media. The couple spent eight years in North Korea after they were separately abducted from Hong Kong in 1978. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)G-8 leaders in Evian

EVIAN, France - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi poses for a photograph during the closing session of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Evian, France on June 3. The G-8 leaders urged North Korea to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals it abducted in the past and called for a peaceful solution to tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambition. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Father to force Chimura to speak about 8 on dead abductee list

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 but is now back in Japan, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. He said said he will force his son to ''tell the truth'' about eight Japanese abductees listed by Pyongyang as dead when his grandchildren come to Japan from the communist state. (Kyodo)

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Wake held for father of Japanese abducted to N. Korea

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A wake is held in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 18 for Shoichi Masumoto, the father of Rumiko Masumoto, one of eight Japanese nationals who North Korea said have died after they were abducted to the country. The father, who was hospitalized in late August, died the previous day at age 79. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi apologizes for withholding data from kin

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi apologizes the Foreign Ministry's withholding of information it received from North Korea about the dates of death of eight abducted Japanese nationals. ''I regret that it has caused loss of trust in the Foreign Ministry. I am sorry,'' Kawaguchi told a meeting of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean schools in Japan receive death threats

TOKYO, Japan - Graffiti saying ''murder'' and ''return Megumi'' was found on Sept. 18 on a Nagoya chamber of commerce founded by Korean residents in Aichi Prefecture. Meanwhile, pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan have asked students to commute in groups after receiving death threats following Sept. 17 news that eight Japanese who were abducted to North Korea are dead. (Kyodo)

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Families of abductees meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s meet reporters at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 18, a day after North Korea informed Japan that eight abductees are dead and five others are alive. (Kyodo)