Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Genichi Hashimoto, chairman of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), fields questions from reporters after Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga issued an unprecedented and controversial order for NHK to air programs focusing on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals on its shortwave radio service. (Kyodo)

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