Abductees' kin criticize gov't for lack of progress at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Hasuike (L), Sakie Yokota (C) and her husband Shigeru -- members of the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea -- attend a House of Representatives subcommittee meeting Feb. 24 at the Diet in Tokyo. They criticized the government for a lack of progress on the abduction issue.

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