Yaeko Taguchi
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Abduction
Taguchi worked as a bar hostess in Tokyo, Japan, to raise her two children, a one-year-old son and three-year-old daughter, after divorcing her husband.[3][4] She disappeared in June 12, 1978, at the age of 22, after dropping her children off at a day care centre.[5]
She was forced to help teach Japanese to North Korean spy Kim Hyon-hui, who was the only surviving bomber of Korean Air Flight 858.[6][7] In 2002, North Korea admitted that she and others had been abducted, but claimed that she had died on July 30, 1986, more than a year before the KAL 858 incident. Kim Hyon Hui testified Taguchi was given the Korean name Lee Un-hae (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) in North Korea.[6][7] Kim said Taguchi often wept when telling her how much she missed her children.[2][8][9]
Her fate in North Korea is unknown, but the Japanese government believed that Taguchi may still have been alive in 2000 and 2009.
Children's life in Japan
Her children were raised by her siblings in Japan. Her son Koichiro was raised by her brother Shigeo Izuka and his wife, while her daughter was adopted by her older sister after her ex-husband was banned from visiting.[10] When they were adults, Shigeo told them that they were Taguchi's children.[11] Her son, an engineer at an information technology company in Tokyo, went public in 2004 claiming that claims of her death were "nonsense", and he wanted her returned.[11] Shigeo became Chair of the Association of NARKN along with the Yokota family.
In 2008, Taguchi's son Koichiro Izuka said:
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I was separated from my mother just 30 years ago when I was 1 year and four months old. Therefore I don't remember my mother's warmth, voice, or smell. We want to return to being an ordinary family, and regain a part of the time lost over the last 30 years.[12]
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In March 2009, Kim Hyon-hui met Yaeko Taguchi's son Koichiro Izuka in Busan, South Korea. Kim told Izuka she believes Taguchi is still alive. Izuka said, "I received evidence that my mother is certainly alive. I have new hope for our rescue efforts."[13] In October 2011, South Korean intelligence agencies reported they believed dozens of South Korean and Japanese abduction victims were moved to Wonhwa-ri in South Pyongan Province; this group may have included Taguchi, Megumi Yokota, and Tadaaki Hara.[14]
In 2014 Taguchi's brother, too, testified about her kidnapping.[15][16][17][18]
In media and culture
Taguchi was played by Mayumi Sada in the 2006 NTV television film Saikai ~Yokota Megumi-san no Negai~. A Japanese documentary about Kim Hyun-hui's life featured her meeting Yaeko and how she sings lullabies to her children.[19] Her son Koichiro Izuka wrote his book When My Mother was Kidnapped I was One about how he was adopted by his uncle as a baby and struggled for 20 years to see his mother again. It was adapted as a manga authored by Souichi Mato, who wrote about Kaoru Hasuike's and Megumi Yokota's lives in North Korea.[20]
See also
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References
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- ↑ The North Korean spy who blew up a plane, BBC News, 22 April 2013
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- ↑ "내 일어(日語)선생 이은혜가 다구치 맞다" 김현희, NHK 인터뷰… "北 사망주장은 거짓" 조선일보 2009.01.16 Template:In lang
- ↑ 金贤姬：我日语老师是被北韩绑架的田口八重子 朝鲜日报中文网 2009.01.16 Template:In lang
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- ↑ a b Suspected Abduction Cases by North Korea "Lee Un Hae" Case National Police Agency
- ↑ a b 北朝鮮による拉致事案について 李恩恵（リ・ウネ）拉致容疑事案 警察庁 Template:In lang
- ↑ Japanese Abduction Victim Still Alive, Says KAL Bomber, Chosun Ilbo January 16, 2009
- ↑ François Bougon, A Chilling Tale Of Ordinary Japanese Abducted By North Korean Spies, Worldcrunch, December 25, 2012
- ↑ Son of NK Kidnap Victim Yearns to See His Mother, Dong-a Ilbo, March 6, 2009
- ↑ a b Taguchi's son seeks clues from ex-agent The Japan Times Feb 22, 2009
- ↑ 「母を紡ぐ」息子の思い Script error: No such module "webarchive". SANKEI SHINBUN 2008.7.4 (Japanese)
- ↑ KAL Bomber Meets Abduction Victim's Family Script error: No such module "webarchive". Chosun Ilbo Mar.12,2009
- ↑ N.Korea Moves Abduction Victims to Remote Internment Camp Chosun Ilbo Sep. 24, 2011
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