Abduction probe group adds Saitama man as kidnap victim

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Fujita holds up two photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 3. The photo on the right shows Fujita's elder brother Susumu, who went missing in 1976 at the age of 19 while the photo on the left was brought over from North Korea about six months ago by a man who escaped the North and went to China. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea said it believes Susumu Fujita was abducted by North Korea because of the resemblance in the two photos.

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Abduction probe group adds Saitama man as kidnap victim

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Fujita holds up two photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 3. The photo on the right shows Fujita's elder brother Susumu, who went missing in 1976 at the age of 19 while the photo on the left was brought over from North Korea about six months ago by a man who escaped the North and went to China. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea said it believes Susumu Fujita was abducted by North Korea because of the resemblance in the two photos. (Kyodo)

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