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N. Korean pupils practice soccer in port city Chongjin

TOKYO, Japan - An elementary school boy in the northeastern port city of Chongjin dribbles a soccer ball while weaving his way around cones amid chanting by fellow pupils in this file photo taken on Sept. 18, 2014. A large steel mill was built in the city while under Japanese colonial rule before World War II. (Photo by Yohei Nishimura)

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Birthplace of late wife of ex-leader Kim Il Sung shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, bordering with China, on Sept. 17, 2014.

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Interior of birthplace of Kim Il Sung's late wife shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The interior of the birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, on Sept. 17, 2014. A furnace and farm supplies kept in the thatched-roof house suggest a frugal lifestyle.

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N. Korea discloses cemetery for Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A hilly area in Chongjin, North Korea, a place considered as a cemetery for Japanese disclosed by the North Korean government, is photographed on June 28, 2014.

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Japan citizen visits cemetery in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kuniyasu Ishihara pays respects at a site in Chongjin, North Korea, which the North Korean government says a cemetery for Japanese, on June 28, 2014. Ishihara is one of Japanese citizens, whose relatives died around the end of World War II in an area that is now part of North Korea, visiting North Korea.

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Japanese visit place considered cemetery for Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese citizens whose relatives died around the end of World War II in an area that is now part of North Korea visit a site considered a cemetery for Japanese in Chongjin, North Korea, on June 28, 2014.

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Grass in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows well-maintained grass in Chongjin, North Korea, on June 18, 2013.

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N. Korea special economic zone

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A woman shows clams at a marine product processing plant in the special economic zone of Rason in northeastern North Korea on June 17, 2013.

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N. Korea special economic zone

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Women work at a marine product processing plant in the special economic zone of Rason in northeastern North Korea on June 17, 2013.

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N. Korea special economic zone

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Photo shows men on boats at a port in the special economic zone of Rason in northeastern North Korea on June 17, 2013.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Bereaved family members and reporters visit June 16, 2013, a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Photo taken June 16, 2013, shows offering left by Sampei Asano -- incense sticks and a sheet of paper bearing the name of his elder brother -- at a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II. Asano's elder brother Nishihide is thought to have died from malnutrition at a prison camp in Komusan.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Sampei Asano (L front) on June 16, 2013, stands at a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II. Asano's elder brother Nishihide is thought to have died from malnutrition at a prison camp in Komusan.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Yukihiro Kimura (front) and his elder brother Shigeru offer prayers on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. The two were among four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Yukihiro Kimura (R front) and other Japanese offer prayers on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. Kimura was one of four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Japanese nationals, bereaved family members of those who lost their lives in what is now North Korea, visit a site on Oct. 24, 2012, in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Shigeru Kimura is moved to tears on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. Kimura was one of four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A man reacts to a photographer in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Children carry sickles for farming work in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A woman on a bicycle rides past a slogan hailing leader Kim Jong Un in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Women wash clothes by hand in a brook in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Old wooden fishing boats are moored at Chongjin port in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - People work manually in construction, using cattle, in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A boy takes part in a computer class at a local library built in 2010 in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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N. Korea building under Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A photo taken on Aug. 31, 2012, shows a building in Chongjin, North Korea, built during the era of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (front), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group visit Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (3rd from R), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group tour Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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N. Korean pupils practice soccer in port city Chongjin

TOKYO, Japan - An elementary school boy in the northeastern port city of Chongjin dribbles a soccer ball while weaving his way around cones amid chanting by fellow pupils in this file photo taken on Sept. 18, 2014. A large steel mill was built in the city while under Japanese colonial rule before World War II. (Photo by Yohei Nishimura) (Kyodo)

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Interior of birthplace of Kim Il Sung's late wife shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The interior of the birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, on Sept. 17, 2014. A furnace and farm supplies kept in the thatched-roof house suggest a frugal lifestyle. (Kyodo)

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Japanese visit place considered cemetery for Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese citizens whose relatives died around the end of World War II in an area that is now part of North Korea visit a site considered a cemetery for Japanese in Chongjin, North Korea, on June 28, 2014. (Kyodo)