Japanese remaining in N. Korea voices wish to visit parents' grave

Japanese remaining in N. Korea voices wish to visit parents' grave

Ruriko Arai, an 84-year-old war-displaced Japanese woman living in North Korea, meets with reporters in the eastern coastal city of Hamhung, where she has lived since her teens, on April 19, 2017. Arai expressed her hope to visit the grave of her parents in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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