Abductee Soga asks for gov't help

Abductee Soga asks for gov't help

TOKYO, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Hitomi Soga (C), one of five Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in Japan, is about to leave the prime minister's office Nov. 27 after her meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (R) and Kyoko Nakayama, an adviser at the Cabinet Secretariat to the victims of the kidnapping cases. Soga asked for government help in settling the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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