N. Korea isolated abductee Hasuike from society in late 1990s

N. Korea isolated abductee Hasuike from society in late 1990s

KASHIWAZAKI, JHapan - Kaoru Hasuike, one of five abductees repatriated from North Korea, speaks with reporters in his hometown of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on May 25. Hasuike said he was kept isolated in the North during the late 1990s when the abduction of Japanese citizens was becoming an increasingly important issue in Japan.

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