Investigation: How North Korea Kidnapped Hundreds from Around the World | Full Documentary

[@jillolearyhepburn5202]

How these poor people never give up and still cling onto hope is amazing. They are examples of true love and loyalty.

[@counterculture10]

I agree!!

[@summervallejaverde3452]

I suddenly remember meeting a North Korean in the early 80's while I was working at a Hilton hotel lounge in Tokyo. He was well dressed and kinda classy looking that I mistakenly thought a japanese. He was eerily quiet and stern but speak in a mild manner. One time he was inviting me to have a dinner but I usually declined invitations unless they are a long time friends that I knew very well. He even waited for me in several occasions according to the Hilton staffs. The F&B manager and staffs was worried about as I wasn't aware on this kind of kidnappings of North Koreans on those days. From then on I was contained in the hotel (where I lived) by the management and not to go alone until the "situation" calmed down. Even after my contract expired, I had few ppl with me going to the airport and made sure I was loaded in the plane sound and safe. Altho I shrugged my shoulder about this North Korean guest who persistently invited me out and yet thinking about it now perhaps if they did not protected me I probably been dead or somewhere else right now. I felt a shiver while watching this mini docu

[@johnyrocket-sx3pd]

Lkkkkl

[@counterculture10]

Fascinating story! Are you Japanese? American? At any rate, glad you followed your instincts. This video must seem haunting to you knowing what could've been.

[@stuartmclaren2402]

This is a crime against humanity and why were charges not brought against North Korea in the international court. To sneak into another country in a speed boat and kidnap a young person off the street or shore and take off is one of the cruelest actions of any state. It has absolutely ruined the lives of the victims and families.

[@johnnythao]

It doesn't work like that for most countries, because in various cases those law's barely hold water.

[@AdmiringHornbill-fg8re]

International courts only work when the country in question follows international law and either arrests and turns over the suspects themselves or allow law enforcement from other countries to enter and make the arrest themselves. Obviously, N. Korea would never turn over or arrest their own citizens but mostly, the suspects were acting on behalf of the state and N Korea does whatever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want to.

[@stuartmclaren2402]

@@AdmiringHornbill-fg8re Yes thanks you are right. However I think if it is possible to file charges against the regime or individuals with such crimes, will still be a powerful statement even if prosecution cannot occur at the time. When a regime falls such as Nazi Germany or Kampuchea under Pol Pot , this is the time these criminals were handed over. I was surprised that Japan was not far more aggressive in its response. This was a blatant violation of Japan,s sovereignty for a start.

[@Espiritu-o7x]

Japan will not rock the boat. The Japanese are still considered enemies of NK, and due to the repentance in Japanese culture for their very own atrocities and war crimes during WWII, they are hesitant to accuse others of most things.

[@germanshepherd6638]

What a nightmare! I can’t imagine what these people went through.

[@counterculture10]

Absolutely! I agree. But it could be worse. They could've been held on phony criminal charges and spent the entirety of their lives in an internment camp or NK prison.

[@InHitchWeTrust]

Wait, so the brother found this hidden private beach but authorities did not?

[@he4375]

This was sad to watch.

[@David-xy2ly]

The old American went to North Korea on his own free will, the poor other people were kidnapped

[@TheJonathanNewton]

Anybody can make mistakes out of youthful ignorance and fear. I did, and so did you.

[@PJL7095]

Why take a 13 year child to teach her spoken / written language when she most definitely is too young to be proficient in her own language?

[@lukepittle8961]

I’m sure you can think of why..

[@change691]

The younger the child, the easier to brainwash/teach. A younger child doesn't have such concrete beliefs and the younger the brain, the more it acts as a sponge to new information.

[@darrinclark5482]

Right all types of reasons why,.Charles seems like he wasn't the best could when he was young,I think his conscience is eating at him in his older age.everything he did was for his own selfish wants.maybe I'm wrong lol idk,

[@SC1000Oak]

They take a younger child because she is more pliable easily manipulated and brainwashed. She is also physically smaller and easier to handle and hide. She will be vulnerable and have no way to reach out or escape no contacts. So many many reasons. Also there are more disturbing reasons such as she wasn’t stolen for those reasons at all she could have been taken to be someone’s bride.

[@3211SD]

These entrie stories about training spy's are completely fake . There are more than 1 million. Koreans living in Japan. They have connection to North Korea and can travel there and teach . Most of the missing Japanese were girls and young women assault and killed by American troops near America military bases. Which can't be admitted by government. Other missing people that Japan claimed kidnapped have turned up stuck in fishing nets and ditches. Obviously they did take civilian but so did the United states military and Korean military taken North Korea

[@philholman8520]

Thank you so much for sharing your video! I am cut to the bone! I could not stop the tears rolling down my cheeks. The torment and on going suffering of the parents and siblings is gut wrenching! As for the cowardly government officials that brush these things aside. Shame on them! May God make all things right one day soon and put families back together! Amen! 💞🙏👍✌️🇬🇧

[@counterculture10]

What an absolutely fascinating yet heartbreaking documentary. Imagine being a parent and having your kid disappear then many years later finding out he or she was kidnapped by North Korea. How would you process that?

[@CharliRay]

Terrible ! Imagine 25 years in the DPRK 🇰🇵 as a slave

[@aaronbrigham4743]

Prayers I am profoundly sorry you guys went through a living hell. North Korea will pay for this one day is going to bite them in the ass. They can't get away with this much longer life will catch up to them mark my words and I'm not afraid to say when I need to say they will be judged North Korea will be judged. Prayers to the families in Japan.⚜️🙏

[@jhoanne3659]

so heartbreaking....North Korea is so bad....

[@sLazar5520]

Such a strange country

[@Okcpt-g1s]

Korea selatan dan korea utara tidak bolleh berperang, saya tidak ingin kedua negara ini berperang, jika masalah atau konflik selesaikan dengan baik. 🙏

[@blueberry-ri7eb]

He voluntarily deserted to N Korea. I have no sympathy.

[@tblcville]

Dude is soo broken sad to see

[@notmemaybeyou]

Old news. Did you just re-upload someone else's work?

[@brittmoody4610]

Must have...... i seen this 3 years ago

[@johnsoller]

Hater.......go make your own video. ......or better yet, go get high on your own supply.

[@rebailey5599]

​@@johnsoller there not hating they are just stating facts that this vid is old ect it's not new news

[@DebraGrady-y4i]

Old cap system turn off

[@Senacacrane]

Why would they take people just to learn their language? I mean they're already proficient in the current language they speak. So why take them?

[@stadia4915]

Why do you think? Duh.

[@JLee-lz2dz]

Hm..what can I say as a south korean..after thinking about the japanese colonization of south korea for more than 30 years. Women forced to be " comfort women " for japnese soldiers. My grandmother was one of them. Men were forced laborers. I feel bad for the non japanese families in that documentary.

[@shutup-gc2yk]

I agree. The Japanese don't get to play the victims after all they did. Let's not forget that North Korea was part of Joseon, so they have the right to want to retaliate.

[@WhattaFook]

In east europe we didn't hear anything about it.

[@missrockets777]

Not surprised. Human traffic is his money making

[@teresamegchun9048]

Why the American soldier who He voluntary deserted and moved to the North K. Came back as a hero or a victim? Also, remember the tortured and killing of that young American men that when as a visitor and supposedly stoled a poster he was brutally detained a very unhuman treatment.

[@yapsiauwsoengie6507]

Are they taking revenge for what Japan did to them in the past?

[@Okcpt-g1s]

Korean Selatan 🇯🇵 and Korean Utara 🇰🇵 no War 🌏🫂🤝

[@russellst.martin4255]

Wide range of responses from these governments. If the solution lies with the U.N I'm not very hopeful.

[@mizpike1683]

50:18 Why is she free!?

[@pablovargas7078]

Japan had concrete evidence and confessions about the kidnappings. In my opinion that was a reason to engage in an armed conflict.

[@coreydesrosier4266]

Sad thing is more child marriges under 18 heck some states 16 3x more then the middle east combines

[@andreainakazu3878]

Regarding the Japanese "sweeping it under the rug " how many times do they need to appologize ? If you check they have over many times and given money to those who suffered.

[@TheJonathanNewton]

Why can’t Kim just buy a Berlitz language course for $12.99 or something?

[@TheBenzobandito]

Fr or duolingo

[@onetruekeeper]

NK taking Japanese girls for Kim's pleasure squad.

[@zeinbanda6825]

thats why they imposed sanction in north korea because of this

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

Charles shouod have stayed there, traitor.

[@bruceyung70]

lol ok 👍

[@huluusmith2316]

You have tons of lies and this one to me is the least convincing. Weird!

[@user-mo6rf8od3e]

Sequence of lies

[@shutup-gc2yk]

Hot take: I don't really feel bad for the abducted Japanese. Their country did this and way more fucked up stuff to Koreans (since the annexation of Joseon - North Korea was part of Joseon) and to a lesser extent, to Southeast Asians and Chinese (annexation of Manchuria). You reap what you sow. To this day, Japan refuses to acknowledge the destruction, pain and tragedies they inflicted upon these peoples. They just rebranded themselves as a tech powerhouse and a peaceful country and that was it. At least Germany had the decency to acknowledge all the barbaric acts commited during the Nazi regime, paid reparations to all involved and continues to teach about this part of their history to their citizens to avoid its repetition. What does Japan do? Sweep it under the rug and say none of this ever happened. North Korea has a right to want to retaliate after all they were submitted to by the Japanese, as well as South Korea. History doesn't forget, but apparently the international community does.

[@shutup-gc2yk]

@@kushpreetdiamonique8825 I said it was a hot take and that's how I feel personally. You're welcome to disagree.

[@alexisfreeze]

You don’t feel bad for the Japanese who had nothing to do with what happened to the Koreans? They were young people, barely adults. Those people were not involved so why should they be punished for what others did? No sympathy for the 13 year old that was abducted? It doesn’t make sense.

[@shutup-gc2yk]

@@alexisfreeze I said it was a hot take. You're welcome to disagree.

[@alexisfreeze]

@@shutup-gc2yk It doesn’t make sense. You don’t see how flawed the logic is?

[@crazwidowonestepatatime]

@@shutup-gc2ykthey’ve already apologized. I’ve seen historical footage of them apologizing.

[@johnmiller9312]

Why go there? God left North Korea a long time ago.

[@XRP747E]

I thought He was omnipresent?

[@schs1977]

​@XRP747E He is. He doesn't dwell where He isn't welcomed. The brutal Kim dictators forced Him out of society and out of the lives of the North Koreans.