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...Jenkins' world suddenly began to brighten two years ago. The breakthrough was Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il (the son and successor of Kim Il Sung) in Pyongyang. Kim confirmed Japan's long-held suspicion that North Korea had been kidnapping Japanese citizens and forcing them to teach at its spy schools. Soga, Jenkins' wife, was acknowledged to be among the abductees. After the summit, she and the four others Pyongyang said were still alive returned to Japan for what was meant to be a 10-day visit. They never went back...
...Asia?a second Bush term has its merits. He is a known quantity. His focus on the war on terror has forced nations like Pakistan and the Philippines to confront demons they have long tried to pretend didn't exist. Bush was, in effect, endorsed by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who has supported the war in Iraq and whose willingness to shoulder a greater security burden in Asia suits the U.S. fine. Leaders in the region saw a protectionist in John Kerry: they heard that grave quaver whenever he pronounced the word outsourcing, a term that to Asians just...
...Soga is the reason that Jenkins came back to the outside world. When Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il in October 2002, Kim confirmed Japan's long-held conviction that North Korea had engaged in a systematic program of kidnapping Japanese citizens and pressing them into service as teachers at the Hermit Kingdom's spy schools. The abductees returned to Japan for a 10-day visit that wound up being permanent after they declined to return, but Jenkins had stayed behind in the North with his two daughters. In the past two years...
...close to Bush, so I'd like him to do well." JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, Prime Minister of Japan, commenting on the American election. Koizumi's opponents criticized him for "interfering" in U.S. affairs...
Leaving His Mark on Japan Re "Unfinished Business" [July 12], about Japan's elections: Junichiro Koizumi has what it takes to be a great Prime Minister: dedication, sincerity and a good sense of humor. He has been getting lots of criticism from the public, but as the country's leader, he will never leave his job unfinished. He is a man of his word. We all need to wait and see. I believe we can trust Koizumi. Takehiro Hashimoto Tokyo...