Wake held for father of Japanese abducted to N. Korea

Wake held for father of Japanese abducted to N. Korea

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A wake is held in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 18 for Shoichi Masumoto, the father of Rumiko Masumoto, one of eight Japanese nationals who North Korea said have died after they were abducted to the country. The father, who was hospitalized in late August, died the previous day at age 79.

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