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Kimihiro Uomoto

Organization/Individual
Individual
Type of perpetrator
"Yodi-go" Hijackers
Date added
Jun 13, 2024
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Megumi Yao

Organization/Individual
Individual
Type of perpetrator
"Yodi-go" Hijackers
Date added
Jun 13, 2024
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Sakiko Wakabayashi

Organization/Individual
Individual
Type of perpetrator
"Yodi-go" Hijackers
Date added
Jun 13, 2024
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Yoriko Mori

Organization/Individual
Individual
Type of perpetrator
"Yodi-go" Hijackers
Date added
Jun 13, 2024
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Unknown D0000094

Case number
FP059-02
Name (KOR)
불명
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after taken in a car. His house was searched and he was found with four South Korean smartphones and USBs with erotic movies.
Date added
Jun 12, 2024
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Y__ ?? D0000093

Case number
FP059-01
Name (KOR)
ㅇ??
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after several men came to his house during the day and took him away in a car
Date added
Jun 12, 2024
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Ahn Chan-Su C0096078

Name (KOR)
안찬수
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Date added
Jun 11, 2024
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Lee Geun-Yeong C0096077

Name (KOR)
이근영
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Korean People's Army
Date added
Jun 11, 2024
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Ha Jin-Yeong C0096076

Name (KOR)
하진영
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Korean People's Army
Date added
Jun 11, 2024
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Kim Cheol-Ok M0000072

Case number
E0000074
Name (KOR)
김철옥
Name (CHN)
金铁玉
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Description of disappearance
Ms. Kim left home around 9am and was arrested with two other North Korean escapees and their Chinese driver by agents from the Changbai County Public Security Bureau
Date last identified
October 9
Date added
Apr 22, 2024
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Fukie Chimura J0000021

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after her date with her fiance, Mr. Yasushi Chimura
Date added
Apr 22, 2024
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Yasushi Chimura J0000020

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after his date with his fiance, Ms. Fukie Chimura
Date added
Apr 22, 2024
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Kaoru Hasuike J0000019

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after having to meet up with Ms. Yukiko Hasuike at the Kashiwazaki library
Date added
Apr 22, 2024
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Yukiko Hasuike J0000018

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after telling her employer that she was going out for a coffee to meet Mr. Kaoru Hasuike before returning to work
Date added
Apr 22, 2024
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Hitomi Soga J0000010

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after going out, stating that Ms. Soga and her mother, Ms. Miyoshi Soga, were going shopping.
Date added
Apr 18, 2024
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Tadaaki Hara J0000016

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Mr. Hara was kidnapped by Sin Kwang-Sun, a North Korean spy.
Date added
Apr 18, 2024
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Kaoru Matsuki J0000015

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Mr. Matsuki moved to Spain to pursue his Master's degree and disappeared after being approached by Sakiko Wakabayashi and Yoriko Mori, two female members of the group Yodo-go
Date added
Apr 18, 2024
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Keiko Arimoto J0000014

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Ms. Arimoto finished her studies in London and was approached by Megumi Yao, the ex-wife of one of the hijackers of Yodo-go Japan Airlines 351. Ms. Yao offered Ms. Arimoto a job and handed her over to Mr. Kimihiro Uomoto, another hijacker of Yodo-go Japan Airlines 351, and was sent to North Korea.
Date added
Apr 16, 2024
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Toru Ishioka J0000013

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
During his trip to Europe, Mr. Ishioka suddenly stopped communicating.
Date added
Apr 16, 2024
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Rumiko Masumoto J0000012

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after going out, stating that Ms. Masumoto and Mr. Shuichi Ichikawa were going to see the sunset on the beach.
Date added
Apr 16, 2024
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Shuichi Ichikawa J0000011

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after going out, stating that Mr. Ichikawa and Ms. Rumiko Masumoto were going to see the sunset on the beach.
Date added
Apr 16, 2024
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Yaeko Taguchi J0000017

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Date added
Apr 16, 2024
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Miyoshi Soga J0000009

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after going out, stating that Ms. Soga and her daughter were going shopping. Her daughter, Ms. Hitomi Soga, returned to Japan in 2002.
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Minoru Tanaka J0000008

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after departing Japan for Europe. An accomplice living in Japan successfully deceived Mr. Tanaka and took him overseas.
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Yutaka Kume J0000007

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Description of disappearance
Evidence shows that Mr. Kume was lured off a beach by an accomplice who was instructed by North Korean authorities. This accomplice handed Mr. Kume over to North Korean agents.
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Megumi Yokota J0000006

Type of victim
  • Japanese abductee
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Ham Jin-Woo S0000530

Case number
S0000530
Name (KOR)
함진우
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Ko Hyeon-Cheol S0000529

Case number
S0000529
Name (KOR)
고현철
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Park Ho-Jin S0000528

Case number
S0000528
Name (KOR)
박호진
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Kim Won-Ho S0000527

Case number
S0000527
Name (KOR)
김원호
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Choi Chun-Gil S0000526

Case number
S0000526
Name (KOR)
최춘길
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Kim Guk-Ki S0000525

Case number
S0000525
Name (KOR)
김국기
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Kim Jeong-Uk S0000524

Case number
S0000524
Name (KOR)
김정욱
Type of victim
  • Post-war abductees
Date added
Apr 15, 2024
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Unknown F0000028

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000027

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000026

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000025

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000024

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000023

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000022

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000021

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Upon their return, the Lebanese women who were abducted in Pyongyang told the Lebanese media they were held in a camp with 28 foreign women, including three French women, three Italian women, two Dutch women and other women from Europe as well as women from the Middle East.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000020

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Siham Shraiteh and three other Lebanese women were offered a secretary position at a Japanese manufacturer of electric products. They boarded the plane and landed in Pyongyang after their transition via Athens, Belgrade and Moscow.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000019

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Siham Shraiteh and three other Lebanese women were offered a secretary position at a Japanese manufacturer of electric products. They boarded the plane and landed in Pyongyang after their transition via Athens, Belgrade and Moscow.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Unknown F0000018

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Siham Shraiteh and three other Lebanese women were offered a secretary position at a Japanese manufacturer of electric products. They boarded the plane and landed in Pyongyang after their transition via Athens, Belgrade and Moscow.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Siham Shratiteh F0000017

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Siham Shraiteh and three other Lebanese women were offered a secretary position at a Japanese manufacturer of electric products. They boarded the plane and landed in Pyongyang after their transition via Athens, Belgrade and Moscow.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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So Moi-Chun F0000016

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
The same fake Japanese tourist who tricked Anocha Panjoywas also instrumental in the disappearance of So Moi-Chun and Hong Leng-ieng.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Hong Leng-ieng F0000015

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
The same fake Japanese tourist who tricked Anocha Panjoywas also instrumental in the disappearance of So Moi-Chun and Hong Leng-ieng.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Diana Ng Kum F0000014

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Two men claiming to be Japanese asked an escort agency to send five young women to join in on a party on their boat. These young hostesses aged from 19 to 24 years old disappeared, along with the boat, without a trace.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Margaret Ong Guat Choo F0000013

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Two men claiming to be Japanese asked an escort agency to send five young women to join in on a party on their boat. These young hostesses aged from 19 to 24 years old disappeared, along with the boat, without a trace.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Yap Me Leng F0000012

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Two men claiming to be Japanese asked an escort agency to send five young women to join in on a party on their boat. These young hostesses aged from 19 to 24 years old disappeared, along with the boat, without a trace.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Seetoh Tai Thim F0000011

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Two men claiming to be Japanese asked an escort agency to send five young women to join in on a party on their boat. These young hostesses aged from 19 to 24 years old disappeared, along with the boat, without a trace.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Yeng Yoke F0000010

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Two men claiming to be Japanese asked an escort agency to send five young women to join in on a party on their boat. These young hostesses aged from 19 to 24 years old disappeared, along with the boat, without a trace.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Dona Bumbea F0000009

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
According to Bumbea's family, an Italian man promised Bumbea an opportunity to open a gallery in Japan. Her family wasn't able to call her since October 1978.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Anocha Panjoy F0000008

Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Description of disappearance
Anocha had agreed to take a man claiming to be a Japanese tour guide on a boat tour when she was kidnapped on the morning of May 21, 1978. At a nearby beach, she was forced onto a boat by North Korean agents.
Date added
Mar 27, 2024
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Choi Sang-Soo P0000001

Name (KOR)
최상수
Type of victim
  • Prisoners of war
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Ministry of State Security
Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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Park Won-Sam C0096047

Name (KOR)
박원삼
Name (CHN)
朴元三
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Ministry of State Security
Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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Seo Seung-Geun C0096073

Name (KOR)
서승근
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Political Security Bureau (Ministry of State Security)
Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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Seo Seung-Geun C0096073 (UN WGEID)

Forum
UN WGEID
Session
113st (11-15 September 2017)
Description

allegedly arrested from his home in the Republic of Korea by staff members of the State Political Security Department of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in July 1950

Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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Ahn Jong-Bok C0096059

Name (KOR)
안종복
Type of victim
  • Korean War abductees
Related perpetrator(s)
  • Korean People's Army
Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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Ahn Jong-Bok C0096059 (UN WGEID)

Forum
UN WGEID
Session
113th (11-15 September 2017)
Description

Allegedly abducted from his home in the Republic of Korea, by North Korean soldiers, in late July 1950.

Date added
Mar 20, 2024
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