Top Japanese official leaves for Iran on kidnapped student case

NARITA, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Itsunori Onodera speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 16 before leaving for Iran to seek further cooperation from Tehran in information gathering and the early release of Japanese college student Satoshi Nakamura, who was kidnapped in southeastern Iran earlier this month.

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