Sugishima thanks Foreign Ministry for efforts for his release

Sugishima thanks Foreign Ministry for efforts for his release

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Sugishima (C), a former Nihon Keizai Shimbun reporter who was detained in North Korea for over two years on suspicion of espionage until mid-February, thanks Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) on April 1 for the ministry's efforts to have him released. Sugihara's wife Mutsuko is seated at right.

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