Abductees' kin rap N. Korea over abduction

TOKYO, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto (2nd from L), secretary general of a group of abductees' kin, tells passers-by in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 11 that Japan should take a tough stance against North Korea, as a high-ranking North Korean official currently visiting Japan has not offered even one word of apology for the abductions.

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