Japan confirms move of N. Korean asylum seekers

Japan confirms move of N. Korean asylum seekers

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks at a hastily arranged press conference at her ministry May 22. She said the Japanese government has confirmed that five North Korean asylum seekers forcibly removed by Chinese police from a Japanese consulate in China two weeks ago are heading for Manila.

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