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Place of Birth: Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
About Kaoru Hasuike
- Kaoru Hasuike (?? ?, Hasuike Kaoru, born September 29, 1957) is a Japanese citizen who was abducted by North Korean spies along with his girlfriend Yukiko Okudo.
- They were abducted from their hometown of Kashiwazaki in Niigata prefecture on July 19, 1978.
- Hasuike was a law student at the time.
- During their captivity, in May 1980, Hasuike and Okudo were married.
- They had two children: a daughter, Shigeyo, and a son, Katsuya.
- On October 15, 2002, the North Korean government allowed Hasuike, Okudo and other victims to leave North Korea to visit Japan.
- Once there, Hasuike and Okudo decided to remain in Japan and to plead for the release of their children, which was eventually allowed in 2004.After his escape, Hasuike wrote a book, Abduction and My Decision, about his experiences in North Korea. In April 2013, Hasuike was appointed Associate Professor of economics at the Kashiwazaki-based Niigata Sangyo University, where he has taught Japanese and Korean languages since 2008.
- In addition, Hasuike runs a translation business.His story and that of his brother Toru were adapted for a manga.
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