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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://toad.social/users/minorusaba/statuses/114027615336174956">Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 09:02:14 JST</a><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba" title="minorusaba@toad.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139443-48-20230930221108.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Minoru Saba" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Minoru Saba</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mattotcha/114018293706545392" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mattotcha">@mattotcha</a> <br>Former PM Abe "vowed to make the abduction issue his “life’s work” " before resigning.<br>Former PM Kishida "vowed to lead the effort to resolve the abduction issue"<br><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/abe-shinzo-and-the-north-korean-abduction-issue/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/abe-shinzo-and-the-north-korean-abduction-issue/</a><br>48 years since Megumi Yokota was abducted in 1977.<br>23 years since 5 abductees were returned to <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <br>Govt admits 17 citizens were abducted, but could be hundreds more amongst missing persons <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens</a><br>Feels like govt treats abductees as ritual photo op, but is running out the clock</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4579946#notice-8985389">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-02-19T09:02:14+09:00" title="Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 09:02:14 JST">about 3 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/114027615336174956" rel="external" title="Sent from toad.social via ActivityPub">toad.social</a></span></span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/114027615336174956">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: thediplomat.com</div><h5><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/abe-shinzo-and-the-north-korean-abduction-issue/">Abe Shinzo and the North Korean Abduction Issue</a></h5><div></div></header><div>The former prime minister’s all-or-nothing approach may have stymied progress on the unresolved North Korean abductions of Japanese nationals.</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: upload.wikimedia.org</div><h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens">North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although only 17 Japanese citizens (eight men and nine women) are officially recognized by the Japanese government as having been abducted, there may have been hundreds of others. The North Korean government has officially admitted to abducting 13 Japanese citizens.
There are testimonies that many non-Japanese citizens, including eight citizens from European countries and one from the Middle East, have been abducted by North Korea.Background
In the 1970s, a number of Japanese citizens disappeared from coastal areas in Japan. The people who had disappeared were average Japanese people who were opportunistically abducted by operatives lying in wait. Although North Korean agents were suspected, the opinion that North Korea had nothing to do with the disappearances was widely held. Most of the missing were in their 20s; the youngest, Megumi Yokota, was 13 when she disappeared in November 1977, from the Japanese west coast city of Niigata.
Some of the victims were abducted to teach Japanese...</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 09:02:14 JSTMinoru Saba
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Former PM Abe "vowed to make the abduction issue his “life’s work” " before resigning.
Former PM Kishida "vowed to lead the effort to resolve the abduction issue"
https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/abe-shinzo-and-the-north-korean-abduction-issue/
48 years since Megumi Yokota was abducted in 1977.
23 years since 5 abductees were returned to #Japan
Govt admits 17 citizens were abducted, but could be hundreds more amongst missing persons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese_citizens
Feels like govt treats abductees as ritual photo op, but is running out the clock
In conversationabout 3 days ago from toad.socialpermalink
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  Abe Shinzo and the North Korean Abduction Issue
  The former prime minister’s all-or-nothing approach may have stymied progress on the unresolved North Korean abductions of Japanese nationals.
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  North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
  Abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although only 17 Japanese citizens (eight men and nine women) are officially recognized by the Japanese government as having been abducted, there may have been hundreds of others. The North Korean government has officially admitted to abducting 13 Japanese citizens. There are testimonies that many non-Japanese citizens, including eight citizens from European countries and one from the Middle East, have been abducted by North Korea. Background In the 1970s, a number of Japanese citizens disappeared from coastal areas in Japan. The people who had disappeared were average Japanese people who were opportunistically abducted by operatives lying in wait. Although North Korean agents were suspected, the opinion that North Korea had nothing to do with the disappearances was widely held. Most of the missing were in their 20s; the youngest, Megumi Yokota, was 13 when she disappeared in November 1977, from the Japanese west coast city of Niigata. Some of the victims were abducted to teach Japanese...

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