JRA in May of the same year. However, it has continued to be active under a different name, thus posing an unchanged threat as a terrorist organization.

The police are strengthening their cooperation with relevant domestic and overseas agencies, and promoting efforts toward clarification of activity status of organizations and arrest of the seven members of the JRA.

The Japanese Red Army on the international wanted list

## 2 ) The “Yodo-go” Group

The hijacking of the Yodo-go took place on March 31, 1970, when Takamaro Tamiya and nine members hijacked Fukuoka bound Japan Airlines Flight 351 from Tokyo, commonly known as the "Yodo-go," and landed in North Korea. Currently, five suspects involved in the hijacking and three of their wives and children are thought to reside in North Korea $ ^{3} $ , of which three have been issued arrest warrants for kidnapping Japanese persons.

Moreover, regarding the wives of the Yodo-go perpetrators and other group members, the five who have returned to Japan have been arrested for offense of the Passport Act (with a surrender order) and others, and all of them have been determined to bear guilt. Regarding their children, 20 children have returned to the country.

The police have placed the Yodo-go perpetrators on the international wanted list, and through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan are requesting from North Korea the transfer of the custody of the hijackers, while working towards a full disclosure of the activities of the Yodo-go group.

Note 1: The incident where three persons including Junzo Okudaira seized the French Embassy at Hague, Netherlands and 11 members including the ambassador were confined as hostages in September 1974.

2: In February 2006, Shigenobu was sentenced to 20 years in prison at the Tokyo District court, and in March of the same year, her defense, along with the prosecuting council, appealed to the Tokyo High Court in an objection to this verdict. However, in December 2007, this was rejected and her defense appealed to the Supreme Court of Japan in January 2008.

3: It is assumed that one of the five suspects involved in the hijacking and one of their wives is dead, but this has not been confirmed.

The “Yodo-go” Group on the international wanted list

(4) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

1) Suspected Cases of Abduction by North Korea

### a. Outline

As of June 1, 2010, the police have concluded that there have been a total of 13 suspected cases (19 victims) of abduction by North Korea. These include 12 cases in which Japanese citizens were kidnapped (17 victims) and one case in which siblings of North Korean nationals (two victims) were kidnapped from Japan. The police have issued arrest warrants for 11 perpetrators involved in eight cases, and have placed these suspects on international wanted lists.

In addition, with the recognition that aside from these, there are cases where the possibility of suspected abduction by North Korea cannot be eliminated, the police are making all-out efforts to make thorough investigations and examinations into cases involving accusations and complaints as well as consultations and notifications while reinforcing cooperation with relevant organizations.

Although North Korea shifted from its previous position that “the issue of abduction issue had been