On February 5, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) decided to reestablish the DPJ Abduction Issue Strategy Headquarters and reported the decision at the 575th meeting of the Standing Officers Council. The headquarters listed the following two items as its immediate objectives: (1) to promote activities to rescue abduction victims by building cooperative relationships with the related domestic or international NGOs; (2) to inform people all over the world that the issue of the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea is a serious encroachment of national sovereignty and human rights, and to gain the understanding of the international community, in cooperation with countries who have experienced the same problem. Member of the House of Representatives Shu Watanabe (Next Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Next Minister for the Abduction Issue, Next Minister for Disaster Management) was assigned as the chair of the headquarters.

Advisors: Yoshihiko Noda (Former Prime Minister), Goshi Hosono (Secretary General), Masaharu Nakagawa (Acting Secretary General), Minoru Yanagida (Deputy Secretary General), Kazuhiro Haraguchi (Chair of DPJ House of Representative Member's Caucus)
Chair: Shu Watanabe (Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister for the Abduction Issue, Minister for Disaster Management)
Acting Chair: Jin Matsubara (Acting Chair of DPJ Diet Affairs Committee)
Deputy Chairs: Akihisa Nagashima (Chair of DPJ National Rallying and Canvassing Committee), Makiko Kikuta (Chair of DPJ Women Committee), Ryuji Yamane(C), Shinkun Haku(C), Hisashi Tokunaga (Chairman of House of Councillors Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters), Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa(C)
Secretary General: Hirofumi Ryu (Chief Vice Secretary General)
Director General: Eiichiro Washio(R)
Vice Director General: Yoichi Kaneko(C)
Officers: Naoki Kazama(C), Yoshio Arita(C), Motohiro Oono(C), Yoshiyuki Terashima(R)
Members: All DPJ Diet members

(Updated on February 19, 2013)