N. Korean schools in Japan receive death threats

N. Korean schools in Japan receive death threats

TOKYO, Japan - Graffiti saying ''murder'' and ''return Megumi'' was found on Sept. 18 on a Nagoya chamber of commerce founded by Korean residents in Aichi Prefecture. Meanwhile, pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan have asked students to commute in groups after receiving death threats following Sept. 17 news that eight Japanese who were abducted to North Korea are dead. (Kyodo)

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