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Abduction Cases of Japanese Nationals

Pamphlet: Abductions of Japanese Citizens by North Korea (2012) (PDF Format )

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Links

• Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Website
• National Police Agency Website

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2009

January

• Visit to Japan by Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (January 20, 2009)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister

October	16
September	18
August	11
May	19
April	14
March	3, 10
February	24
January	30

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2008

November

• The Adoption at the Third Committee, United Nations General Assembly, of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (November 22, 2008)

January

• Visit to Japan by Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (January 10, 2008)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister

October	31
September	2, 5
August	2, 26, 29
January	15

Press Secretary's Press Conference

November	13
July	9

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2007

July

• North Korea Foreign Ministry's Memorandum on the Abduction Issue (July 30, 2007)

April

• Courtesy Call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by the Families of Abductees and Others from Japan, Romania, and Thailand (April 24, 2007)

March

• Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Geneva, Switzerland (March 8, 2007)

February

• Statement by Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Preview of "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story" (February 6, 2007)

January

• Public Relations on the Abduction Issue (the Documentary "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story" shown in Davos) (January 26, 2007)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister

November	6
October	9, 26, 30
June	29

Press Secretary's Press Conference/Media FAQ

December	4
November	2
September	18
April	17

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2006

December

• Visit to Japan by Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (December 8, 2006)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister

April

7

Press Conference by Press Secretary

September	28
June	8, 27, 30
May	11
April	11, 21, 28
March	23, 24

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2005

November

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Third Committee, United Nations General Assembly (November 18, 2005)

April

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (April 15, 2005)

February

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Issue of the Abduction of Japanese Nationals (February 25, 2005)
• Comments on the "Memorandum" from North Korea (February 10, 2005) [PDF] [Text Version]

January

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Issue of the Abduction of Japanese Nationals (January 26, 2005)

Press Conference by Foreign Minister

November

4

Press Conference by Press Secretary

July	22
April	15, 19, 26
February	25
January	28

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2004

December

• Reinvestigation Concerning the Abductees whose Safety Remains Unknown (Results of Close Examination of Information and Physical Evidence Presented by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) (December 24, 2004) [PDF] [Text Version]

January

• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Issue of the Abduction of Japanese Nationals (January 26, 2005)

Press Conference by Press Secretary

December	14, 24
November	2, 5
September	10
July	2, 6, 9, 13, 16
May	14, 21
February	13

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2003

Press Conference by Press Secretary

October	14
September	16

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2002

October

• Announcement by Chief Cabinet Secretary (The Return to Japan of the Five Japanese Nationals Abducted by North Korea and Their Family Members) (October 2002)
• Comment by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Report of an Investigation Team to North Korea concerning the Abduction Cases (October 2002)

April

• Outline and Background of Abduction Cases of Japanese Nationals by North Korea (April 2002)

March

• Foreign Policy Q&A (Abduction Cases of the Japanese Nationals) (March 2002)
• Statement by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Announcement by the Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Regarding the Resumption of the Project to Investigate the Situation of the "Missing Persons" and its Proposal to hold the Japan-North Korea Red Cross Talks (March 2002)

Press Conference by Press Secretary

December	20
November	29
October	1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25
September	6, 20, 24, 27

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2000

Press Conference by Press Secretary

April

7

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