One year after Japan-N. Korea deal on abduction probe

One year after Japan-N. Korea deal on abduction probe

A signboard to commemorate the 70th anniversary of North Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule is held up in Pyongyang on May 27, 2015. A year has passed since Japan and North Korea agreed to get Pyongyang to "reinvestigate" the fates of abductees in return for the lifting of some of Tokyo's unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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