Relatives of Japanese abductees head for Geneva

Relatives of Japanese abductees head for Geneva

NARITA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (front), head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2012, before his departure for Geneva to attend events aimed at raising public awareness of abduction issues. His younger sister Yaeko Taguchi was abducted in 1978 at the age of 22.

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