(2)Missing woman's family sues state to get abductee recognition

(2)Missing woman's family sues state to get abductee recognition

TOKYO, Japan - The family of Noriko Furukawa, a Chiba Prefecture woman who is suspected of having been abducted by North Korea, filed a lawsuit against the state on April 13, demanding official recognition of the woman as an abduction victim. Photo was taken about two months before Noriko disappeared in July 1973 at age 18.

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