Current News
- Meeting between the Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea and Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations (April 18, 2024)
- The Headquarters for the Abduction Issue of the Government of Japan has compiled brochures and videos to raise public awareness. Please use these materials to raise awareness of the abductions issue.(February 22, 2021)
- We posted the Awarded essays in the Norh Korean Human Rights Abuses Awareness Week Essay Competition 2020 on the HP(February 12, 2021)
- Uploaded a video of International Symposium hosted by the Government of Japan on the 12th December(November 23, 2020)
- The Government of Japan hosted an International Symposium - International cooperation to resolve the abduction issue as a global issue -(November 18, 2020)
- The Government of Japan released a video message “Voices of the International Community Calling for the Resolution of the Abduction Issue” as an initiative to send messages to the international community on the resolution of the abduction issue(October 16, 2020)
- The Government of Japan released a video message “The Voices of the Families of Japanese Abductees Calling for the Resolution of the Abduction Issue” as an initiative to send messages to the international community on the resolution of the abduction issue(July 21, 2020)
- International Symposia held in the US(May 4, 2016)
- The Government of Japan hosts a symposium to discuss strategies towards restoration of humanity in North Korea in New York City(April 28, 2016)
- The Government of Japan is to host an “International Symposium - International Cooperation towards Resolution of the Abduction Issue -”(November 13, 2015)
- Event was Held by the Government of Japan in New York City regarding the North Korean Abduction Issue(May 5, 2015)
- Event to be Held by the Government of Japan in New York City regarding the North Korean Abduction Issue(April 13, 2015)
- Do you know about the radio broadcasting to North Korea?The Government of Japan is to hold a “Symposium on the Radio Broadcasting
to North Korea"(November 13, 2014)
- A statement by Keiji Furuya, the Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
was released on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Second Japan-DPRK
Summit Meeting(May 22, 2014)
- Government of Japan held events on the abduction problem in the US.(May
2-3, 2013)
- address by Prime Minister Noda at the Screening of "ABDUCTION The
Megumi Yokota Story"(Dec 16, 2011)
- Foreign media personnel press tour (December 4-5, 2007), to raise awareness of the abduction issue. (Dec 14, 2007 press release)