The following is a list of seven Japanese nationals North Korea said Tuesday have already died or are still missing following their abductions, with four others, by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. Of the seven, only Yutaka Kume is missing, according to Pyongyang. Ages given are those at the time of disappearance.
Yutaka Kume, 52, a Tokyo security guard. Kume disappeared in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, in September 1977. A North Korean living in Japan reportedly confessed to helping a North Korean agent abduct Kume from a seashore in the town. The resident was not indicted due to insufficient evidence.
Megumi Yokota, 13, a junior high school student in Niigata Prefecture. Yokota disappeared along Niigata's coast on Nov. 15, 1977, as she made her way home from school. She was last seen by a friend when they parted near a seashore 250 meters from her home.