(3)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives of three Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea -- (from R to L) Toru Hasuike, Shigeru Yokota, Yokota's wife Sakie and Teruaki Masumoto -- attend a news conference at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on March 6. They spoke about the results of their five-day visit to the U.S. to seek support from the government and Congress members in solving the abduction issue.

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