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
 "Shin Kwang Soo"Case
 In June 1980, Shin Kwang Soo, a North Korean agent, ordered by North Korea, took a Japanese cook, Mr. HARA Tadaaki, in Osaka, aged 43, out to Aoshima beach in Miyazaki Prefecture, and abducted him to North Korea by a spy ship. Shin Kwang Soo then impersonated him and illegally acquired a Japanese passport with his name. Shin Kwang Soo had been abroad several times, set up foreign bases for North Korean agents and maneuvered against the Republic of Korea. The Japanese police dispatched an official to South Korea and exchanged information with the authorities in response to an announcement by the South Korean authorities in June 1985. As a result of the investigations, including those in Japan, it is believed that he was abducted by North Korea, and then taken to the country.
The Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Shin Kwang Soo on suspicion of impersonating Mr. HARA and had him placed on Interpol’s wanted list. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Police also requested the extradition of Shin Kwang Soo from North Korea. In April 2006, the Police obtained another arrest warrant for Shin Kwang Soo on suspicion that he carried out the abduction of Mr. HARA as a principal offender. At the same time, the Police obtained an arrest warrant for Kim Kil Uk on suspicion of complicity in the abduction of Mr. HARA and had both suspects place on Interpol’s wanted list. The Police will continue to take necessary measures.