Gov't to allow hijackers' daughters to visit Japan

Gov't to allow hijackers' daughters to visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the daughters of former Red Army Faction members who sought political asylum in North Korea after hijacking a Japan Airlines plane in 1970. Their support group, releasing the photo to the media April 25, declined to give their names. It said the Japanese Foreign Ministry will issue travel documents to the daughters to allow them to visit Japan.

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