N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

N. Korea made Soga teach Japanese to Army officers: Jenkins

SADO, Japan - U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan, looks at photos of Japanese abductees during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 15.

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