The National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea or NARKN (Ã¥ÂÂæÂÂé®®ã«æÂÂè´ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂ¥æÂ¬äººãÂÂæÂÂåºãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã®堨å½åÂÂè°传or simply æÂÂãÂÂä¼Âå ¨å½åÂÂè°ä¼Â) was established in 1998. The purpose of NARKN is to help the families of Japanese victims kidnapped by North Korea, who campaign for the return of their loved ones in North Korea between the 1970s and 1980s.
The chairman of NARKN is Tsutomu Nishioka, a professor of Tokyo Christian University.