Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

Kin demand complete resolution of N. Korea abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), leader of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, speaks at a meeting with government officials Sept. 17, the second anniversary of the first-ever Japan-North Korea summit in 2002. The families renewed their demand that the government completely resolve the abduction issue.

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