Ex-abductee urges gov't to be more active in abduction cases

Kaoru Hasuike, abducted by North Korea and forced to stay there for more than 20 years before being repatriated in 2002, calls on the Japanese government to take initiative in solving all abduction cases in a speech in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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