(2)N. Korea sounds out Tokyo on trip by abductees' kin

(2)N. Korea sounds out Tokyo on trip by abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to reporters' questions at his office on July 31. He said he has heard nothing about a move reported by a South Korean newspaper that North Korea will shortly allow some family members of kidnapped Japanese to go to Japan. (Kyodo)

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