Abductees' kin to go to Washington next week to seek help

Abductees' kin to go to Washington next week to seek help

TOKYO, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto (R), whose sister Rumiko was abducted by North Korea in 1978, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Masumoto will make a five-day visit to Washington on March 3 with three other relatives of abductees to ask the U.S. government for help in resolving the abduction issue.

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