Abductee urges N. Korea to take humanitarian view of children

Abductee urges N. Korea to take humanitarian view of children

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 but now back in Japan, speak to reporters at his home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 30. Chimura said he wants Pyongyang to approach the issue of the abductees' children still in North Korea from a humanitarian perspective. (Pool photo)

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