Japanese abductees' kin meet Senate Republican leaders

Japanese abductees' kin meet Senate Republican leaders

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s meet Republican Richard Lugar (R), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in Washington on March 4 as part of their efforts to seek support from the international community. The Japanese are Teruaki Masumoto (L), Toru Hasuike (2nd from L), Sakie Yokota (3 from L) and her husband Shigeru.

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