Suspected Abduction of Cases by North KoreaSuspected Abduction Cases by North Korea北朝鮮による拉致容疑事案について
 Suspected Abduction Case of a Woman
 On the night of October 21, 1977, a 29-year-old woman, Ms. Kyoko Matsumoto, who lived in Yonago city, disappeared somewhere after her mother saw her walking from behind on her way to a nearby knitting class. She has not yet been found since then. The Japanese Police have continued investigations, such as interviewing the persons concerned, obtaining information in the neighborhood, and exchanging information with the authorities concerned. As a result, it is believed that Kyoko Matsumoto was abducted by North Korea and then taken to the country.