Hill airs hope N. Korea to restart probe into Japan abductees

Hill airs hope N. Korea to restart probe into Japan abductees

WASHINGTON, United States - Chief U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill talks with Japanese reporters in Washington on July 11 ahead of his trip to Japan, South Korea and China from July 13. He voiced hope that North Korea will restart an investigation into its past abductions of Japanese citizens as Japan has urged it to. (Kyodo)

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