Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

Gov't issues unprecedented order for NHK to focus on abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga heads to his office in Tokyo on Nov. 10 to issue an unprecedented and controversial order for Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) to air programs focusing on North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals on its shortwave radio service.

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