Memorial service for mother of Japanese abducted by N. Korea

Memorial service for mother of Japanese abducted by N. Korea

A memorial service is held in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017 for Nobuko Masumoto, the mother of Rumiko Masumoto, who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 at age 24. Nobuko died on Dec. 12 at age 90. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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