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 Japanese Female in Europe
 A Japanese female, Ms. ARIMOTO Keiko, while studying in England and staying in Europe, went missing around October 1983 after she posted her final letter from Copenhagen, Denmark. She was 23 years old then and her whereabouts have never been confirmed since. The police conducted investigations in the matter including interviews with the people concerned and information exchange with relevant foreign authorities, and they concluded that Ms. ARIMOTO Keiko was abducted by North Korean agents, taken to North Korea, and remains captive in the country.
The police, having procured a warrant for the arrest of the "Yodo-go" hijacker, UOMOTO (a.k.a. ABE, the former family name) Kimihiro on suspicion of abducting Ms. ARIMOTO Keiko, had UOMOTO Kimihiro placed on Interpol’s wanted list and have consistently demanded through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his immediate extradition from North Korea.