Five abductees 18 years after returning to Japan Kaoru Hasuike "Government has strategic negotiations" October 15, 0:17
It has been 18 years since the five victims abducted by North Korea returned to Japan in 15 days.
One of them, Kaoru Hasuike, responded to NHK's interview, while the government analyzed the situation of North Korea in detail and gradually showed that there is something to be gained if the abduction problem is solved. He pointed out that it is necessary to negotiate strategically.
Kaoru Hasuike, Mr. and Mrs. Yukiko, Mr. Yasushi Chimura, Mr. and Mrs. Tomie, and Mr. Hitomi Soga, who were abducted by North Korea in 1978, were on October 15, 2002 for the first time in 24 years. I returned to Japan.
Of these, Kaoru Hasuike, while serving as an associate professor at Niigata Sangyo University, continues to communicate the actual situation of the abduction issue.
18 years before returning to Japan, Mr. Hasuike responded to an interview with NHK, saying, "As the years go by, my resentment and regret become clearer and stronger. Those who have not yet returned to Japan will move on to the future. I think I'm mentally driven by my anxiety and intolerable pain. "
And about the efforts required to realize the earliest possible return of all victims, "North Korea will not turn around in the same way as before. North Korea will be placed due to the effects of the new coronavirus and food shortages due to natural disasters. It is necessary to collect and analyze information on the situation and what kind of economic strategy is being planned at the party convention of the Workers' Party of Korea scheduled for January next year. It is necessary to show in stages that there is something to be gained if we do it, and we should give a message by embodying what Japan can do, such as humanitarian assistance and bridging with the United States. "
Regarding future negotiations with North Korea, "Even if you say'meet without conditions', it will not lead to a solution without a relationship of trust. Each other will exchange opinions and exchange opinions directly with the top management. We need to build a negotiating route that will lead to it, "he said, calling on the government to take strategic steps.