Kitachosen Rachi Mondai Gokuhi Bunsho Kara Mieru Shinjitsu (Shueisha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] In September 2002, Junichiro Koizumi became the first Japanese prime minister to make a surprise visit to North Korea. 20 years have passed since Chairman Kim Jong-il acknowledged the abductions and five victims returned home. At the time of Koizumi's visit, Japan-North Korea relations appeared to be improving significantly. However, negotiations subsequently ran into a deadlock, and the long-term Abe administration, which had made resolving the abduction issue a priority, and subsequent administrations have made no progress. The author, who has worked on this issue in the Diet's "Special Committee on the North Korean Abduction Issue," obtained certain documents. The documents contain detailed information about the abductees and their lives in North Korea. This book analyzes the contents of the top-secret document and outlines Japan-North Korea diplomacy, pointing out the reasons why the issue has not been resolved. It also proposes what is needed for the stability of Northeast Asia.

二〇〇二年九月、小泉純一郎氏が日本の総理として初めて北朝鮮を電撃訪問し、金正日委員長が拉致を認め、五人の被害者が帰国を果たしてから二〇年。小泉訪朝当時、日朝関係は大きく改善するかに見えた。だが、その後交渉は暗礁に乗り上げ、拉致問題解決を重要課題としていた安倍長期政権、続く政権でも進展がない。国会の「北朝鮮による拉致問題等に関する特別委員会」等でこの問題に尽力してきた著者はある文書を入手。そこには拉致の実態、北朝鮮での生活等が詳しく記されていた。本書は極秘文書の内容を分析し、日朝外交を概観することで問題が解決に進まない原因を指摘。北東アジア安定のために何が必要かを提言する。