Japanese repatriates to visit N. Korea burial sites

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (L front) and other members of a group of former Japanese residents in Korea arrive at Pyongyang's international airport on Aug. 28, 2012, to visit burial sites that North Korea says contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. The members of Seishinkai plan to visit several burial sites in Pyongyang and other parts of the country during a 10-day trip to North Korea.

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