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Abducted

Four Stories, Four Lives

JAPAN Forward presents "Abducted," a new podcast series that investigates the abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea. Hosted by journalists Arielle Busetto and Agnes Tandler, these talks give listeners an insight into the lives of four different people who were forever changed by a series of terrible crimes. They are lives that are later all linked together in unexpected ways. It is the first-ever podcast series dedicated to this topic.

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Abducted – Four Stories, Four Lives, Episode 4: Teaching Terrorists, The Story of Yaeko and Her Son

They were ordinary people abducted from Japan by North Korea. One was Yaeko Taguchi, a young mother raising two children in Tokyo. She disappeared without a trace in 1978. The case came as a shock to Koichiro Iizuka, who learned of his mother's identity as a young adult. Yaeko's disappearance...

Published 06/03/24

Abducted: Four Stories, Four Lives

Published 06/03/24

Abducted – Four Stories, Four Lives, Episode 3: Something Strange Along the Sea of Japan

They were ordinary people abducted from Japan by North Korea. Like 13-year-old Megumi Yokota in episode 1. And the college student Kaoru Hasuike, who tells the story of his kidnapping in episode 2. Journalist Masami Abe was one of the first to look into the mysterious disappearances of young...

Published 05/25/24

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