Abductees' kin express frustration with Japan gov't

Abductees' kin express frustration with Japan gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (R), 70, chairman of the Japanese Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, and Sakie Yokota, 72, whose daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea, respond to questions from reporters in Tokyo on June 26. They expressed frustration with the Japanese government, which they say did not take a firm stand on insisting that the United States keep Pyongyang on its blacklist of terrorism sponsors. (Kyodo)

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