[USFK Forums] Citizens group to broadcast messages to abductees in North Korea

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[Uploaded by C. Y. Lee, Friday, October 28, 2005] The following news comes to you from the Asahi Shimbun, a leading daily published in Japan:
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Citizens group to broadcast messages to abductees in North Korea

10/27/2005

The Asahi Shimbun

A citizens group said Wednesday it will broadcast a shortwave radio program that will reach North Korea to tell Japanese believed abducted to that country that they have not been forgotten.

The messages of encouragement will be part of the 30-minute program called "Shiokaze (sea breeze)" and will air at 11:30 p.m. every day in Japanese starting on Sunday.

Messages from family members of abduction victims will be broadcast from as early as late November, according to the group, the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea. The program will start with such messages as: "It won't be long. We will rescue you without fail."About 50 names of those believed stuck in North Korea will be announced each day. With about 270 names on the list, the announcement of names will loop every five days.

The program will also tell listeners that many people in Japan are trying to rescue those snatched by North Korea, and that abduction victims should try--with caution--to send information to the outside world.

A British broadcasting distribution company has signed a contract with the citizens group to air the program from a country close to North Korea. The group intends to continue the program until all abduction issues are resolved, officials said.

(IHT/Asahi: October 27,2005)