Ishihara presses N. Korea to resolve abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C), flanked by four other governors, issues a statement as chairman of a governors' group Jan. 13 demanding that North Korea promptly reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals and a separate letter to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama calling for his support in securing the return of the abductees. (Kyodo)

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