Japanese abductee's husband says he did not talk about Yokota's past

Japanese abductee's husband says he did not talk about Yokota's past

PYONGYANG, North Korea - This photo of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed abducted by North Korea, and Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota who married him, was released by Kim during his meeting with a Japanese press delegation at a Pyongyang hotel on July 6. Kim said it was taken immediately after their marriage.

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