Tuesday, January 12 06pm
Korea Society
950 Third Ave., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Robert Boynton, Director at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, discusses his new book, Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea’s Abduction Project, a thoroughly researched investigative report of the systematic abduction of Japanese citizens by the North Korean agents. Invitation-only zones were guarded communities for Japanese abducted by North Korean spies from late 1970s to early 80s. Boynton’s book is balance of the harrowing personal stories of Japanese abductees with an analysis of contextual history, offering an insight into the behavior of the DPRK regime. This is a special release-day event, with an author signing to follow.
Registration and information at: http://www.koreasociety.org/