Comments on: North Korea admits it abducted more Japanese citizens

By: North Korea admits it abducted more Japanese citizens

North Korea admits it abducted more Japanese citizens — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:24:45 +0000

[...] North Korea admits it abducted more Japanese citizens It is believed that by suggesting the return of the abductees, North Korea hopes to bolster the image that it is making progress with the abduction issue, and encourage the United States to remove North Korea from a list of state … [...]

By: OneFreeKorea » NK Hints More Japanese Abductees May Be Freed

OneFreeKorea » NK Hints More Japanese Abductees May Be Freed — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:10:21 +0000

[...] Although the Japanese government says that the return of all “surving” abductees will settle Japan’s main concerns, the likely Japanese reaction will be to wonder how many of their “missing” fellow citizens the North Koreans really are holding. As with every North Korean assurance, Japanese will be left wondering why they should believe the North Koreans this time, after they’ve told so many lies. As Japan Probe reminds us, North Korea had said for years that there were no others. [...]

By: Mister M

Mister M — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:54:42 +0000

I hope North Korean will bring back the Japanese to their beloved hometown as soon as possible.

By: helical

helical — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:01:05 +0000

To teach the Nork spies good Japanese so they could blend into Japanese society without sounding suspiciously foreign.

By: mizaru

mizaru — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:11:57 +0000

why are they abducted in the first place (except to have them make movies for dear leader)?

By: morningstar

morningstar — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:37:05 +0000

When North Korea returns all Japanese back to their family in Japan then I will believe .

By: James

James — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:24:02 +0000

wow, looks like everybody wants to be Japanese that theyre kidnapping japanese people…lmao

By: ponta

ponta — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:15:04 +0000

If true, it is a great news, If false, who is spreading it and why?

By: Aki

Aki — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:08:34 +0000

According to Jiji Press, Foreign Minister Machimura stated in a press conference that the report is groundless and that it is regretable that such a false information was reported.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:41:59 +0000

the group of 12 Japanese that Tokyo recognizes as abduction victims. Interesting, since North Korea previously claimed there were 13 abductees (5 returned and 8 dead), while Tokyo claimed 17 as of Feb 2007, a number which I believe has since moved up to 19.