Kin of 'abducted' Japanese urge progress on issue at summit

TOKYO, Japan - Families of Japanese believed to have been abducted by North Korea make an appeal Sept. 11 for progress in the long-standing bilateral issue during summit talks Sept. 17 between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The appeal came from Shigeru Yokota (2nd from L) and Teruaki Masumoto (R) during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo.

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