Japan, N. Korea discuss abductions on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kunio Umeda (3rd from R), head of the Japanese delegation to the abduction panel, and other delegation members attend a meeting with North Korea at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 5 to discuss ways to solve a dispute over the past abductions of Japanese nationals by N. Korean agents. The two countries began a new three-track discussion on Feb. 4 aimed at solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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