Japanese minister vows to rescue abductees

Japanese minister vows to rescue abductees

SEOUL, South Korea - Jin Matsubara (R), Japanese minister in charge of addressing the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, records a message at a radio station in Seoul on April 22, 2012, for a shortwave program of Free North Korea Radio, which is run by defectors from North Korea. In the message he vowed that Japan will make ''all-out efforts to rescue abductees as soon as possible.''

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