Temporary homecoming of Japanese women from North Korea

Temporary homecoming of Japanese women from North Korea

File photo taken in September 2000 shows Japanese women who moved to North Korea with their ethnic Korean husbands under a repatriation program from 1959 through 1984 attending a press conference at Narita airport near Tokyo as they return home temporarily. A total of about 93,000 people moved from Japan to North Korea during the 25 years of the program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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