Ex-N. Korean agent's May visit to Japan 'difficult'

Ex-N. Korean agent's May visit to Japan 'difficult'

SEOUL, South Korea - Hiroshi Nakai (L), Japan's minister in charge of issues of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea, speaks during a meeting of South Korean and Japanese families of the abductees on April 27, 2010. Nakai is in South Korea to discuss the abductions and human rights situation in North Korea.

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