Japan's ex-abduction minister met senior N. Korean official

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Hiroshi Nakai (L), Japan's former state minister in charge of issues related to Pyongyang's past abduction of Japanese nationals, and Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for normalization talks with Japan. The two met secretly in Changchun, China, the previous week, sources closed to the bilateral ties said July 25, 2011.

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