Toru Ishioka J0000013

Victims of other nationalities
Name (JPN)
石岡 亨
Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Nationality
Japan
Sex
Male
Age when taken
22
Age group when taken
20s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Student at Nihon University
Type of occupaion
Student
Marital status
Married
Year of birth
1950s: 1958
Reason behind disappearance
  • Unknown
Date when taken (additional note)
May 1980
Year when taken
1980s: 1980
Country where taken
Spain
Province where taken
Barcelona
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 41.3856829

Longitude: 2.1657891

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Barcelona
Type of place where taken
Unknown
Description of disappearance
During his trip to Europe, Mr. Ishioka suddenly stopped communicating.
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
No
Additional description

Eight years after his disappearance, Mr. Ishioka's parents received a letter from Poland that said Mr. Ishioka was living in Pyongyang with Ms. Keiko Arimoto and Mr. Kaoru Matsuki. The letter was sent by a Polish man Mr. Ishioka met in Pyongyang.

Photos that Mr. Ishioka took in Barcelona, just before he disappeared, show him with Ms. Sakiko Wakabayashi and Ms. Yoriko Mori, wives of two members responsible for the hijacking of Yodo-go Japan Airlines 351.

Mr. Ishioka married Ms. Keiko Arimoto in North Korea and they have a daughter. North Korea claims he 'died' in a gas accident.

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