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KEI Live is the official podcast feed for the Korea Economic Institute of America’s live panels and events. Hear panels and discussions covering Korean policy, economics, culture, and more, directly from our public events.
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Feb 6, 2016
Feb 6, 2016
24 min
In the
decades following the Korean War, North Korea initiated a top-secret project to
kidnap ordinary people from Japan, reeducate them, and turn them into
international spies for the regime. In the late 1970s, dozens of Japanese
disappeared without a trace from beaches, schools and sidewalks.
In this episode, we feature Robert Boynton, author of the fascinating new book "The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project." Boynton spent years investigating the abduction project, interviewing the few abductees who were able to return to their homeland, and painting a picture of their lives in the North, where many were held prisoner for decades.
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