(2)5th survivor on N. Korea list can be Niigata nurse

(2)5th survivor on N. Korea list can be Niigata nurse

NIIGATA, Japan - Shigeru Soga, a resident of Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture, speaks at a news conference in Niigata on Sept. 20. He said his daughter Hitomi and his wife Miyoshi both went missing on Aug. 12, 1978.

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