Diet approves bill to support Japanese abducted to N. Korea

Diet approves bill to support Japanese abducted to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (L, front) bows in the House of Councillors plenary session Dec. 4 after it passed into law a bill that will enable the government to provide financial support to Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea who return to their homeland.

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