Junior high school "summit" on abductions by N. Korea

Junior high school "summit" on abductions by N. Korea

A Japanese government-sponsored "summit" of junior high school students across Japan is held in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2023, in order to enhance public awareness, especially among young people, of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.

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