ANTI-USA/PRO-ACTIVIST JAPANESE WEBSITE OF JAPAN 'HOSTAGE' FOUND/TRANSLATED (IRAQ)

Noriaki Imai Website (in Japanese) ^ | 8 April 2004 | AmericanInTokyo (Freepranslation/Research)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Discovered, just now, on the internet in Japanese, and translated by Freeper “AmericanInTokyo”. This is the last e-mail dispatch (yesterday) in Japanese by Mr. Imai, who is reported to have been taken hostage and threatened with death by terrorists in Iraq, along with (2) other young Japanese.

The writings are on a Japanese language website that gives strong indication that the kidnapped Mr. Noriaki Imai was connected to an anti-American, pro-peace activist group in Japan, with activities centering on "DU" (depleted uranium) and the US mission in Iraq. To readers in Japan, he makes reference to his dangerous travel yesterday from Amman, Jordan, to Baghdad, along with another Japanese who is also listed as a kidnap victim. It is now reported he and the other two Japanese never made it to Baghdad, and have been given three days to live by Islamofascist terrorists.

The Japanese website of the kidnapped Japanese Mr. Imai is: http://www.nodu-hiroshima.org/

Further, he writes in his e mail (yesterday) that he his being accompanied by Miss Nahoko Takahashi (who has also been captured and threatened with death). One can conclude that either the hostages were sympathetic to the enemy but are being used by them, or there is perhaps a conspiracy by the “hostages” to get Japan to withdraw from Iraq (since that was the intent of the political homepage, in Japanese, of Mr. Imai and his associates) URL:

Text:

”E mail from Imai-san, on Wednesday, April 7, at around 3:00 a.m. “This is Imai. I am sending this to various people. I had intended to depart around 6:00 a.m., but now it is 10:00 a.m. and I am leaving. Well, there is a lot of concern about the safety of the situation, but in another sense there are also no concerns about safety, so I am just leaving it up to fate, as it were.

” I met a ‘free cameraman’ at the Cliff (spelling) Hotel, and got along well with that person. He said he is going to Baghdad by chance, both both Ms. Takahashi (note: also a hostage) and he and I will go down there together. I also met, per chance, Ms. Noriko Morisawa at the Cliff Hotel. I talked a lot with her until just now. I also learned that ( also a journalist) Ms. Mizue Furuya is also here in Amman, so I have become a little more happy.

At any rate, tomorrow (it will be near midnight in Japan), I think we will reach Baghdad. After that, we can go with the JVC’s Hara-san to Mansour Hospital as well as Central Hospital. At any rate, it looks like I can move around with Hara in Baghdad for the time being.

Regarding photograph(s), it is difficult to say if I can get photos in Baghdad because of the chaotic situation ,but I did get photos in Amman.

I don’t think I can send another email from Amman, but I should be able to send from Baghdad next time. Of course, I hope it will be easy, but the situation has considerably worsened from yesterday, so I am a bit concerned.

At any rate, I want to pray for the fate of both Takahashi-san and the free cameraman we are with. From, a little nervous Imai.” (Note: Imai is with Ms. Takahashi. And you can access her website from Iraq at http://www.clubwee.com/bbs2/light.cgi

[arthurus]

If the enemy takes some of its snipers hostage is our side required to try to effect their release? They should be treated as all active enemies in the theater are. This Japanese is an active enemy. He made his bed.

[Betis70]

Hmm, well maybe 'positive' is the wrong word. Here is what the NYT said at the time: It added, "The terrible irony of Mr. Pearl's murder is that he and other independent journalists have been trying to present a detailed and informed portrait of the mindset, motives and grievances of the Islamic fundamentalists in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and the war in Afghanistan. That work will continue despite the killing, but the kidnappers have only undermined their cause by their acts." [emphasis added]

[BJClinton]

I'd sure feel like a heel if he was...

[Peter J. Huss]

Don't worry. Time wounds all heals.

[Mortimer Snavely]

Takahashi's web site brings up a "403 Forbidden" page. Going to the "ClubWee" site, I see a lot of typically adolescent cute smiling Japanes kids waving peace signs and a "What is your dream?" page.

I get the impression of new "koru garu" trend: ditzy Shibuya girl types trying to make a cute spectacle of themselves using the WOT as a vehicle.

My browser can't handle Japanese text, but I the html pages come up OK.

What's your take?

[bellas_sister]

This is VERY interesting....

Thanx for posting.....

[bellas_sister]

Check it out....

I wonder if this is all true...

If so, I wonder if the networks will pick it up...

They are talking about the kidnapping on FOX news now..

[SkyPilot]

Japanese Anti-US, Anti-War Activist Before He Meets His Muslim Friends

Japanese Anti-US, Anti-War Activist After He Meets His Muslim Friends

[Heatseeker]

I was kidnapped as a child, a ransom note was sent to my parents along with one of my fingers.

My father sent a note back requesting more evidence.

That's nothing. I was kidnapped as a child too, and when a ransom note was sent to my parents, they sent a note back with $20 that said "keep him and we'll send more".

Which is sort of how I feel about these folks if they were part of a "peace mission".

[Bigg Red]

"peace pimp"


Good one!

[AmericanInTokyo]

The Miss Takato (correct spelling--not "Takahashi") Japanese website is not accessible. The website itself is simply an umbrella site for Japanese to post their own individual sites below it. So since I cannot access her individual site, I really cannot tell where she is/was coming from.

[Bigg Red]

Re your tagline, who said that?

[AmericanInTokyo]

I've looked into the background of the three kidnapped Japanese. Regarding the female, at this point, Ms. Takato does not seem to have anything strongly out there showing she was a 'so-called peace activist' against the US although she does have a website. It may be humanitarian only in nature, maybe not. Let's see. Something in her favor: It is true that she flew off to India quickly in the past to help them after a major disaster, and her actions looked more humanitarian than merely leftist/political. Her big thing as an NGO in Iraq was handing out food and helping Iraqi street children, some who had become addicted to drugs.

As for the first Japanese male, Mr. Koyama, it does not appear he too is particularly a peace activist (Rachel Corrie mold) from what I can see. Although he did do a Japanese photo spread of shots in "Palestine" so who knows what the political message was.

However, at the end of the day, I have the biggest reservations toward the second Japanese male, Imai-san. He is clearly an anti-American peace activist PRECISELY in the Rachel Corrie mode, who opposed the Iraq war and also Japan SDF troops being sent there, looking at his quotes and website material.

This all from Japanese web sources on the three I found just now. The US and foreign media is not bringing any of this up. Any one wonder why not????

[Solamente]

Hope you tip Drudge and NewsMax off!

[sandbar]

>Top headline from major Japanese newspaper just >now: "Japan's Decision to Support US Troops in Iraq >Shaken With Adbduction of Japanese". Now they are going >to start in with it. Sheesh.

First Spain, now Japan. Well, I guess we see who runs this world, eh? The terrorist are like a big bunch of kindergarteners run amok. Pitching temper tantrums throughout the world. Unfortunately, it ends in blood the teacher trying to keep peace is made out to the be the bad guy. For the first time in my life, I can sort of understand how people felt about the Japanese in WW2. I am not racist, and don't hate every muslim. But I try not to cater to the idea of bombing the hell out of that region and being done with it. It doesn't seem like they are going to come into any civilization beyond the middle ages anytime soon.

[sandbar]

>Wasn't Daniel Pearl also trying to write a positive piece >on the terrorists before HIS throat was cut?

You would have thought these peaceniks would have learned a lesson with him. I see these people that are too niave to exist almost. They think "If I could just show them how nice I am..." This isn't a sunday morning cartoon and if you really just got to know the mean monster, you'll find he's just cranky because he has a thorn in his foot... These are murdering psychopaths and nothing short of death will stop them. Most anyway. The ones in control that is.

[Eaker]

Ping to read at home and thanks!!!

[zeaal]

Keeping an eye on this story. Thanks AmericanInTokoyo!

[happygrl]

So Solly.

[happygrl]

I hope no American lives are expended to rescue this individual.