Ex-N. Korean agent tells panel 15 Japanese alive in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - An Ming Jin, a former North Korean agent, arrives at the Diet building in Tokyo on July 28 to testify at a meeting of a House of Representatives special panel. He told the panel that he saw or had information about 15 Japanese alive in North Korea.

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