5 abductees to stay in Japan longer than planned

5 abductees to stay in Japan longer than planned

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda announces Oct. 24 that the current homecoming visit of five Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea 24 years ago will be extended. He said Japan will demand that North Korea send the abductees' relatives to Japan as the ''top priority'' in upcoming normalization talks with Pyongyang.

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