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High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

FUKUOKA, Japan - Choi Mi Suk, daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a deceased South Korean atomic-bomb sufferer, wipes her tears during a press conference after the Fukuoka High Court overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay healthcare benefits to Choi's relatives, saying the time limit for the plaintiff to seek the money has run out. Choi's relatives said they will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

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S. Koreans say chicken soup safe despite bird flu outbreak

TOKYO, Japan - Pak Sok Hwan, South Korean Embassy's minister in charge of economic affairs, eats Sam Gye Tang, a South Korean soup made with ginseng, rice and other ingredients stuffed inside a whole chicken, at a tasting event in Tokyo on Dec. 6 to show that South Korean chicken meat is safe to consume despite a bird flu outbreak there in November.

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Hill says 6-way talks could resume in Nov., possibly Dec.

BEIJING, China - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 31 that six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program could be resumed as early as in November following a bilateral meeting he held in the Chinese capital with his North Korean counterpart Kim Gye Gwan, as well as a three-way meeting that included China.

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S. Korean abductee parts again with mother

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (front), the mother of Kim Young Nam believed to be a South Korean abductee, speaks to reporters at a border village near the Demilitarized Zone in Kosong, in the far northeast of South Korea, on June 30 after meeting Kim Young Nam at the North Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang. Behind is her daughter Kim Young Ja.

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S. Korean abductee parts again with mother

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (in wheelchair), the mother of Kim Young Nam believed to be a South Korean abductee, and her daughter Kim Young Ja (R) arrive at a border village near the Demilitarized Zone in Kosong, in the far northeast of South Korea, on June 30 after meeting Kim Young Nam at the North Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang.

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Kim Young Nam's family leaves for 1st reunion in 28 years

SOKCHO, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L) and Kim Young Ja, mother and older sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean victim of North Korea's abduction, leave the northeastern port city of Sokcho on June 28 for a reunion with their respective son and brother for the first time in 28 years. Kim is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota.

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Abductee's mother on way to meet son

SOKCHO, South Korea - South Korea's Choi Gye Wol (C), the mother of Kim Young Nam, abducted by North Korea and believed to be the husband of Japanese victim of N. Korean abduction Megumi Yokota, and Kim's sister, Kim Young Ja (2nd from R), arrive at Sokcho in the country northeast on June 27 on their way to meet with Kim Young Nam as part of a special reunion between separated families and relatives to be held at the North's Mt. Kumgang.

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S. Korea to accept North's reunion of Kim Young Nam, mother: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abducted by the North and believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and her daughter Kim Young Ja holds a press conference in Seoul on June 8 after the South Korean government said it plans to accept North Korea's decision to arrange a reunion between them.

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S. Korea to accept North's reunion of Kim Young Nam, mother: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abducted by the North and believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, wipes her tears during a press conference in Seoul on June 8. The South Korean government said earlier in the day that it plans to accept North Korea's decision to arrange a reunion between her and her son in the North.

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Kim Young Nam's kin head home after meeting with Yokotas

NIIGATA, Japan - Choi Gye Wol (front), the mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, and Kim Young Ja (R), his sister, are seen off by Megumi's mother Sakie (L) and father Shigeru (2nd from L) as they head for a boarding gate at Niigata airport on May 31 after a four-day visit to Japan.

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Choi Gye Wol (C), the mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, and Kim Young Ja, his sister, arrive at JR Niigata Station on May 30.

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Kim Young Nam's kin willing to meet him, his daughter in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R), mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, looks after Choi Gye Wol, mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean man abducted by North Korea and is believed to have married Megumi, while attending a session of the House of Representatives special committee on the abduction issue on May 29.

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Kim Young Nam's kin willing to meet him, his daughter in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Choi Gye Wol, mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean man abducted by North Korea and is believed to have married Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, wipes tears while attending a session of the House of Representatives special committee on the abduction issue on May 29, flanked by her daughter Kim Young Ja (L) and Sakie Yokota (R), Megumi's mother.

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Kim Young Nam's kin willing to meet him, his daughter in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Young Ja (far left), elder sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, speaks at a session of the House of Representatives special committee on the abduction issue on May 29, as her mother Choi Gye Wol (2nd from L) and Megumi's parents, Shigeru (far right) and Sakei (end-from R) Yokota look on. Kim Young Ja said that she and her mother would go to the North if arrangements were made for them to meet there with Kim and his daughter, Kim Hye Gyong.

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Kim Young Nam's kin willing to meet him, his daughter in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Choi Gye Wol, mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean man abducted by North Korea and is believed to have married Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, arrives in the Diet building in a wheelchair to attend a session of the House of Representatives special committee on the abduction issue on May 29, accompanied by her daughter Kim Young Ja (far left).

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Yokota, Kim Young Nam families meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The families of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13, and of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean man believed to be the husband of Yokota in North Korea, meet at a Tokyo hotel on May 28. (From L to R in front) Kim's sister Kim Young Ja, Kim's mother Choi Gye Wol, Megumi's father Shigeru Yokota and Megumi's mother Sakie Yokota look at an album.

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Kim Young Nam's family arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Choi Gye Wol (in wheelchair), whose son Kim Young Nam is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, and Kim's sister Kim Young Ja (R) arrive at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 28.

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Yokota, Kim Young Nam families meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (L), the mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13, and Choi Gye Wol (R), the mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean man believed to be the husband of Megumi Yokota in North Korea, hug each other at a Tokyo hotel on May 28.

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Kim Young Nam's family arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Choi Gye Wol (C), whose son Kim Young Nam is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, and Kim's sister Kim Young Ja (R) speak to reporters after arriving at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on May 28.

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Yokota meets S. Korean lawmaker, asks cooperation in abduction issue

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeru Yokota (R), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977, shakes hands with Choi Gye Wol, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam believed to have married Megumi, following his meeting with Pak Kun Hye, leader of the Grand National Party in Seoul on May 17 to call for cooperation to achieve the repatriation of Japanese and South Korean nationals abducted by the North.

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Yokota meets S. Korean lawmaker

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeru Yokota (L), father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, Pak Kun Hye (C), leader of South Korea's opposition Grand National Party, and Choi Gye Wol, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam, shake hands as they meet in Seoul on May 17.

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Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

SEOUL, outh Korea - Choi Gye Wol, 78, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam, is moved to tears during her meeting in Seoul on May 16 with Shigeru Yokota, 73, father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, who is believed to have married Choi's abducted son, Kim Young Nam.

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Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeru Yokota (R), 73, father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and Choi Gye Wol, 78, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam who is possibly Megumi's husband, give a joint press conference following their meeting in Seoul on May 16.

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Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

SEOUL, South Korea - Tetsuya Yokota (R), brother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, shake hands with Choi Gye Wol, 78, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam who is possibly Megumi's husband, as Shigeru Yokota (C), Megumi's father, looks on as they meet for the first time in Seoul on May 16.

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Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeru Yokota (R), 73, father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and Choi Gye Wol, 78, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam who is possibly Megumi's husband, shake hands as they meet for the first time in Seoul on May 16.

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Mother of Yokota's husband urges N. Korea to send son back

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L) and daughter Kim Young Ja hold a news conference April 12 in Seoul one day after Tokyo said the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota is most likely Choi's son, Kim Young Nam.

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Mother of Yokota's husband urges N. Korea to send son back

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol, 82, whose son North Korea allegedly abducted, holds a news conference April 12 in Seoul one day after Tokyo said the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota is most likely her son, Kim Young Nam.

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Court awards 800,000 yen to family of deceased A-bomb sufferer

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters for the cause of deceased atomic bomb survivor Choi Gye Chol of South Korea hold up banners saying ''winning lawsuit'' in front of the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. The court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay to Choi's family about 800,000 yen in solatium and allowances for ''hibakusha'' survivors for the past 24 years.

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Court awards 800,000 yen to family of deceased A-bomb survivor

NAGASAKI, Japan - A supporter for the cause of deceased atomic bomb survivor Choi Gye Chol of South Korea holds up Choi's photo while entering the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on Dec. 20. The court ordered the Nagasaki municipal government to pay to Choi's family about 800,000 yen in solatium and allowances for ''hibakusha'' survivors for the past 24 years.

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High court upholds ruling favoring Korean A-bomb victim

FUKUOKA, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died in July 2004, welcome a high court ruling on Sept. 26 upholding a lower court ruling stating atomic-bomb survivors living abroad do not need to visit Japan when they apply for healthcare benefits. Choi's daughter (C) holds a picture of her father in front of the Fukuoka High Court. Choi filed a lawsuit in February 2004, seeking nullification of Nagasaki government's decision to reject his application for an allowance. The court upheld a September 2004 decision by the Nagasaki District Court.

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Nagasaki ordered to pay funeral fees for overseas A-bomb survivor

NAGASAKI, Japan - Family members of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb survivor who died at age 78 in a hospital in Busan, South Korea, last July 25, stand in front of the Nagasaki District Court on March 8 before entering the court to hear a ruling on their claim that the Nagasaki city government should pay Choi's funeral expenses. Choi was exposed to radiation when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, in World War II.

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Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78.

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Overseas A-bomb sufferers exempted from visiting Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died at a hospital in Pusan in July aged 78, celebrate at the entrance to the Nagasaki District Court on Sept. 28 after the court ruled atomic-bomb sufferers do not have to visit Japan to apply for allowance for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings. Choi filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for the allowance. In 1980 the Japanese government granted him the right to receive support when he visited Japan, but the permission was invalidated later the same year after he left Japan for South Korea.

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N. Korean vice foreign minister visit Beijing

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan is about to leave Beijing airport Feb. 10 after consultations with Chinese officials on six-way talks on the North's nuclear programs scheduled for Feb. 25 in Beijing.

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Overseas A-bomb sufferers exempted from visiting Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died at a hospital in Pusan in July aged 78, celebrate at the entrance to the Nagasaki District Court on Sept. 28 after the court ruled atomic-bomb sufferers do not have to visit Japan to apply for allowance for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings. Choi filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for the allowance. In 1980 the Japanese government granted him the right to receive support when he visited Japan, but the permission was invalidated later the same year after he left Japan for South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki ordered to pay funeral fees for overseas A-bomb survivo

NAGASAKI, Japan - Family members of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb survivor who died at age 78 in a hospital in Busan, South Korea, last July 25, stand in front of the Nagasaki District Court on March 8 before entering the court to hear a ruling on their claim that the Nagasaki city government should pay Choi's funeral expenses. Choi was exposed to radiation when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, in World War II. (Kyodo)

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High court upholds ruling favoring Korean A-bomb victim

FUKUOKA, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died in July 2004, welcome a high court ruling on Sept. 26 upholding a lower court ruling stating atomic-bomb survivors living abroad do not need to visit Japan when they apply for healthcare benefits. Choi's daughter (C) holds a picture of her father in front of the Fukuoka High Court. Choi filed a lawsuit in February 2004, seeking nullification of Nagasaki government's decision to reject his application for an allowance. The court upheld a September 2004 decision by the Nagasaki District Court. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea to accept North's reunion of Kim Young Nam, mother: Yon

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abducted by the North and believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and her daughter Kim Young Ja holds a press conference in Seoul on June 8 after the South Korean government said it plans to accept North Korea's decision to arrange a reunion between them. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea to accept North's reunion of Kim Young Nam, mother: Yon

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), mother of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abducted by the North and believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, wipes her tears during a press conference in Seoul on June 8. The South Korean government said earlier in the day that it plans to accept North Korea's decision to arrange a reunion between her and her son in the North. (Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family hold last meeting

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Choi Gye Wol (3rd from R), the mother of Kim Young Nam (4th from R), believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, looks at a photo album during their last meeting at Mt. Kumgan resort in North Korea on June 30. They are flanked by (from L to R) Kim Hye Gyong, a daughter of Kim Young Nam, Kim's elder sister Kim Young Ja, his son Kim Chol Bong and his wife Pak Chun Hwa. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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S. Korean abductee parts again with mother

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (in wheelchair), the mother of Kim Young Nam believed to be a South Korean abductee, and her daughter Kim Young Ja (R) arrive at a border village near the Demilitarized Zone in Kosong, in the far northeast of South Korea, on June 30 after meeting Kim Young Nam at the North Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean abductee parts again with mother

SEOUL, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (front), the mother of Kim Young Nam believed to be a South Korean abductee, speaks to reporters at a border village near the Demilitarized Zone in Kosong, in the far northeast of South Korea, on June 30 after meeting Kim Young Nam at the North Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang. Behind is her daughter Kim Young Ja. (Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family end meeting

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), the mother of Kim Young Nam, believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, says goodbye to Kim Hye Gyong, a daughter of Kim Young Nam, as Choi leaves the Mt. Kumgang resort in North Korea on June 30 for South Korea after a three-day reunion with Kim's family. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family end meeting

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Kim Young Nam (R), believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, sees off his mother Choi Gye Wol with his wife Pak Chun Hwa and two children after their three-day reunion there. Choi was returning to South Korea. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family end meeting

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L), the mother of Kim Young Nam (R), believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, holds her son's hand as Choi leaves the Mt. Kumgang resort in North Korea on June 30 for South Korea after a three-day reunion with Kim's family there. They were reunited for the first time in 28 years. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family hold last meeting

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Choi Gye Wol (R), the mother of Kim Young Nam (L), believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, weeps during their last meeting at Mt. Kumgan resort in North Korea on June 30. They were reunited for the first time in 28 years. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family hold 1st reunion in 28 years

MT KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Kim Hye Gyong (L), a daughter of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abductee who is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and Kim Young Nam's mother Choi Gye Wol embrace at the Mt. Kumgang resort in North Korea on June 28. Kim and his mother were reunited for the first time in 28 years. (South Korean pool photo- Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family hold 1st reunion in 28 years

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abductee who is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, kneels in greeting his wheelchair-bound mother Choi Gye Wol as is elder sister Kim Young Ja looks in tears during their first reunion in 28 years at the Mt. Kumgang resort in North Korea on June 28. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)

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Abductee Kim Young Nam, family hold 1st reunion in 28 years

MT. KUMGANG RESORT, North Korea - Kim Young Nam (L), a South Korean abductee who is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, embraces his wheelchair-bound mother Choi Gye Wol (L) during their first reunion in 28 years at the Mt. Kumgang resort in North Korea on June 28. (South Korean pool photo-Kyodo)