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

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

Photo taken in Pyongyang on May 28, 2015, shows an exhibition held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon. A year has passed since Japan and North Korea announced a deal 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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