Timeline of Japan–North Korea relations
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A timeline of Japan–North Korea relations.
Year | Date | Event |
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1955 | Chongryon (General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) is established. | |
1970 | March 31 | Japan Airlines Flight 351 (Yodo) hijacking. 129 hostages taken by the Japanese Red Army. The hijackers surrender to North Korean authorities, who offer the whole group asylum. |
1977 | November 15 | Yokota Megumi, a Japanese junior high school student, kidnapped by Sin Gwang-su and forced to train spies in North Korea. |
1997 | October 9 | Japan contributes 27 million dollars to North Korea by way of World Food Programme. |
2006 | October 9 | 2006 North Korean nuclear test. |
[edit] See also
- Japan-Korea relations
- Timeline of Japan-South Korea relations
- Korea under Japanese rule
- Foreign relations of Japan
- Foreign relations of North Korea
[edit] References
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