Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

KAWASAKI, Japan - Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, meets reporters in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 3, 2014, following Japan's decision to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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