Kawaguchi apologizes for withholding data from kin

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi apologizes the Foreign Ministry's withholding of information it received from North Korea about the dates of death of eight abducted Japanese nationals. ''I regret that it has caused loss of trust in the Foreign Ministry. I am sorry,'' Kawaguchi told a meeting of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. (Kyodo)

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