N. Korean abduction victim

N. Korean abduction victim

Hitomi Soga, a former Japanese abduction victim of North Korea, makes a speech in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 7, 2020. Her mother Miyoshi went missing after the two were abducted by North Korea in 1978.

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  • ILEA000202222
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  • 2020/9/07 17:43:49
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2020 Kyodo News
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  • 240 dpi
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