U.N. envoy on N. Korea human rights visits Japan

U.N. envoy on N. Korea human rights visits Japan

Marzuki Darusman (R), the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, and Eriko Yamatani, a Japanese minister in charge of the abduction issue, shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2015, prior to their talks. Darusman is visiting Japan from Jan. 19 to 23 to discuss the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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