Japan mission on N. Korea abductions leaves Beijing for home

Japan mission on N. Korea abductions leaves Beijing for home

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, deputy director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, speaks to reporters at Beijing Capital International Airport on Oct. 1 on his way home after a four-day stay in North Korea. Saiki headed a Japanese government mission to investigate details of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals.

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