Abductee's son hoping to learn about mother in meeting ex-agent

TOKYO, Japan - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui (L) and Yaeko Taguchi (R), who is believed to have taught Japanese to Kim after she was abducted to North Korea in 1978. A meeting between Kim, now in South Korea, and Taguchi's relatives, including her son Koichi Iizuka, is expected to take place in the country later this month. (Kyodo)

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