Japan asks U.N. rights task force to reexamine abduction cases

Japan asks U.N. rights task force to reexamine abduction cases

GENEVA, Switzerland - Akitaka Saiki (2nd from L), deputy director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, is surrounded by reporters in Geneva on Nov. 7 as he heads for a U.N. Human Rights Commission working group. Saiki asked the group to reexamine the abductions to North Korea over 20 years ago of eight Japanese who Pyongyang says died in the country. (Kyodo)

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