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
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
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
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
.
In April 2013, Hasuike was appointed Associate Professor of economics at the Kashiwazaki-based
Niigata Sangyo University
is a private university in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
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, 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
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
.
See also
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North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
Abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although only 17 Japanese (eight men and nine women) are officially recognized by the Japanese governm ...
References
North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
1957 births
Living people
People from Niigata Prefecture
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