Survivor of N. Korean prison camp speaks in Tokyo

Survivor of N. Korean prison camp speaks in Tokyo

Kang Chol Hwan, a defector from North Korea and survivor of a prison camp, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 15, 2015. Kang said a number of Korean residents in Japan have been detained in North Korea after visits to the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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