Japanese group heads for N. Korea to visit graves of kin

Japanese group heads for N. Korea to visit graves of kin

A group of Japanese senior citizens speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 14, 2015, before leaving for Pyongyang to visit the graves of their relatives who died in what is now North Korea during the chaos at the end of World War II. In July, the group received approval for the visit from North Korea, which has no diplomatic relations with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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