Kaoru Hasuike's abduction issue The next administration will give its own approach, such as food support, at 7:41 on September 4th.
The abduction issue by North Korea, which the Abe administration has consistently set as the most important issue, but could not be resolved.
The abduction victim Kaoru Hasuike responded to an NHK interview on how the next government should work. In addition to waiting for the Japanese government to proceed with the negotiations between the United States and North Korea, they also proposed food assistance, etc. Pointed out that a unique approach to
Kaoru Hasuike was abducted in 1978 and spent 24 years in North Korea.
He returned to Japan in 2002 and is now an associate professor at a university in Niigata Prefecture.
In an interview, Mr. Hasuike said of the Abe administration's efforts to address the abduction issue, saying, "We firmly sought the importance of the abduction issue to the United States and asked the North Korean leader to directly appeal for the solution through the US-North Korea summit. , "It has become a meaningful message to North Korea," while saying, "I am glad that there was a little more Japan's unique efforts. I could not see the movement toward the Japan-North Korea summit meeting take shape. Is very disappointing."
Regarding how the next administration should tackle this problem, Mr. Hasuike said, "Without the progress of North Korea-US negotiations over denuclearization, it is not permissible for Japan to "just wait". "There is a possibility that North Korea is suffering from food shortages due to the effects of blocking its borders to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. For the same humanitarian issue, for example, food aid is a set. If we make a suggestion, we may find a possible solution."
Finally, Mr. Hasuike said, "The fact that families, especially parents and children, are able to meet again and live together is the real solution to the abduction problem. Since entering this year, two parents have died and It is irreversible. The next administration must be prepared and willing to work with all the potential," he urged again to make an effort to return all the abductees to their countries. It was
The abduction issue under the Abe administration
The Abe administration has consistently identified the abduction issue as its top priority.
▽ December 28, 2012 When
I met with the family of the abductee victims immediately after the second Abe administration was launched in December 8 years ago, Prime Minister Abe said, "This time, I took the post of prime minister again. It's because of the sense of mission that we have to solve the abduction issue somehow. I'm determined to resolve this issue with the Abe Cabinet."
May 27-29, 2014
Expectations for resolution increased during the intergovernmental talks between Japan and North Korea held in Stockholm, Sweden six years ago in May.
Pyongyang promised to conduct a full-scale investigation into the abductees and the "specific disappearances" that could not be ruled out of being abducted.
However, in February 2016, North Korea forced a nuclear test and launched a missile.
In response to this, Japan increased its sanctions, so North Korea announced that it would stop the investigation and the agreement in Stockholm was not realized.
▽ November 6,
2017 With no clue to the resolution of the abduction issue, in November 2017, President Trump of the United States visited Japan for the first time after taking office, and met with the family of the abductees.
The family sought assistance for the victims to return home as soon as possible, and President Trump emphasized his intention to cooperate with the Japanese government in the resolution at a post-meeting press conference.
▽ June 12, 2018
And, well, in June, the first US-North Korea summit meeting will be realized.
During the meeting, President Trump raised the abduction issue with Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Korean Labor Party.
This is a form in which Japan and the United States have worked together to urge North Korea to resolve the abduction issue.
▽ February 17, 2019 Six
months after that, if the victim family realizes that "the North Korea is embarking on a dialogue, it is the biggest mountain for solution", and if all the victims can return to Japan early, they will return to Japan. We announced a new activity policy that we will not ask the victims of the secrets and do not prevent normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea.
It encourages North Korea's decision.
▽May 6, 2019
Prime Minister Abe also said in May last year, "I think that in order to solve the abduction issue, I must face without any conditions", without adding any preconditions. He announced his intention to achieve a summit with Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Korean Labor Party.
However, the Japan-North Korea summit meeting has not been realized since then, and there is no prospect that the abduction issue will be resolved.
During this time, the parents of the abductees have passed away without being able to meet their children again.
Even in this year, Keiko Arimoto's mother Kayoko died in February, and Megumi Yokota's father Shigeru died in June, and the government has certified it since the inauguration of the second Abe administration. Five of the parents of the abductees have died.
Even now, there are only two parents alive, and it is no longer permissible for the parent and child to meet again.