Kin of abductee watches news on easing of sanctions on N. Korea

Kin of abductee watches news on easing of sanctions on N. Korea

TOTTORI, Japan - Hajime Matsumoto, whose younger sister Kyoko was abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s, watches TV news on the government's decision to partially lift sanctions against Pyongyang at his home in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2014.

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