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Brother, sister pray for repose of father's soul in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Yaeko Azeta (L) pounds on the ground while weeping and her brother Takashi Fukushima prays for the repose of their father's soul on Sept. 21, 2014, on a mountain in Hamhung, northeastern North Korea, where some 4,000 Japanese are believed to have been buried during and after World War II.

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Japanese group visits burial site in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - A group of Japanese people whose relatives died around the end of World War II in what is now North Korea pay their respects at a burial site for Japanese people in Hamhung, North Korea, on July 1, 2014.

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Japanese group visits burial site in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Akio Iwamoto (extreme L), who lost family members around the end of World War II in what is now North Korea, reads a monody in Hamhung, North Korea, on July 1, 2014, after putting up a memorial marker facing the mountain where his family members are buried.

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N. Koreans on day of Japan-N. Korea talks

HAMHUNG, North Korea - North Korean people in Hamhung, North Korea, are photographed on July 1, 2014. Many North Koreans have not been notified about the Japan-North Korea talks held the same day in Beijing, China.

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Kim statues

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A statue of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R), built in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, in December 2012 next to the statue of his father and North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, is shown to Japanese reporters in June 2013.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2012, shows facilities at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2012, shows equipment at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - A worker carries out maintenance of equipment on Aug. 25, 2012, at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.