THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 27, 2023 at 07:00 JST
A smiling North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, greets Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang after their summit meeting on Sept. 17, 2002. (Pool)
As someone with firsthand knowledge of what it was like to be spirited away against their will to North Korea, Kaoru Hasuike has a unique insight into the thorny abduction issue. [Read More]
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