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Pyeongchang Paralympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, March 11 Kyodo - Kim Jong Hyon (L) of North Korea competes, near Arkadz Shykuts (11) of Belarus, in the men's 15-kilometer cross-country skiing sitting event at the Pyeongchang Paralympics in South Korea, on March 11, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Hyon Song Wol, head of the North Korean Samjiyon art troupe, enters a concert hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2018.

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N. Korea's Hyon Song Wol

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 22 Kyodo - Photo taken Jan. 21, 2018, shows Hyon Song Wol, leader of North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band.

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Japan, N. Korea hold talks on 2nd day

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Hyon Chol, department director of North Korea's Ministry of Land and Environment Protection, attends talks on the second of two days of discussions with Japanese officials on Oct. 29, 2014, in Pyongyang, to explain the North's probe into the remains of Japanese who died around the end of World War II in what is now North Korea. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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N. Korea celebrates leader's anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Hyon Yong Chol, chief of the General Staff of North Korea's Korean People's Army, giving a speech at a national meeting in Pyongyang on Dec. 29, 2012, to mark the first anniversary the following day of leader Kim Jong Un becoming supreme commander of the KPA.

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N. Korea celebrates leader's anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Hyon Yong Chol (front, far L), chief of the General Staff of North Korea's Korean People's Army, giving a speech at a national meeting in Pyongyang on Dec. 29, 2012, to mark the first anniversary the following day of leader Kim Jong Un becoming supreme commander of the KPA.

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Hyon becomes chief of General Staff of N. Korea army

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Hyon Yong Chol speaks during a gathering of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on July 18, 2012. Hyon has replaced Ri Yong Ho as chief of the General Staff of the KPA.

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Hyon becomes chief of General Staff of N. Korea army

TOKYO, Japan - Photo captured from a video image shows Hyon Yong Chol speaking during a gathering of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on July 18, 2012. Hyon has replaced Ri Yong Ho as chief of the General Staff of the KPA.

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Hyon becomes chief of General Staff of N. Korea army

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Hyon Yong Chol speaks during a gathering of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on July 18, 2012. Hyon has replaced Ri Yong Ho as chief of the General Staff of the KPA.

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Decade after heroic death

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean woman Shin Yoon Chan (L) places flowers on a platform at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2011, where her son Lee Su Hyon was killed by a train as he tried to rescue a stranger 10 years ago. On the right is Lee's father Lee Song Dae. Lee Su Hyon was 26 and studying at a Japanese language school when he was killed along with 47-year-old photographer Shiro Sekine, who also attempted to save a drunken man who had fallen off the platform on Jan. 26, 2001. The drunken man also died. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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N. Korea ready to provide torpedo sample

BEIJING, China - Jong Hyon U, a counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, holds a press conference in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2010. Jong said North Korea is willing to hand over to South Korea and the United States a sample of a North Korean-made torpedo to prove that it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.

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N. Korea ready to provide torpedo sample

BEIJING, China - Jong Hyon U, a counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, leaves after a press conference in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2010. Jong said North Korea is willing to hand over to South Korea and the United States a sample of a North Korean-made torpedo to prove that it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.

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Ex-N. Korean agent Kim leaves Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A motorcade carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrives at Tokyo's Hanedo airport on July 23, 2010. Kim left Japan for South Korea, completing a four-day visit during which she met with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang in the past.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

CHOFU, Japan - A security official guards a helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui at Chofu airport in western Tokyo on July 22, 2010. Kim headed for downtown Tokyo to meet with the kin of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrives at a heliport in Tokyo's Koto Ward on July 22, 2010.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

CHOFU, Japan - A helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui is towed for takeoff at Chofu airport in western Tokyo on July 22, 2010. Kim headed for a hotel in downtown Tokyo to meet with the kin of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru wrap up a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010, after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

KARUIZAWA, Japan - A motorcade of former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui passes photographers and TV crews in the resort town of Karuizawa, northwest of Tokyo, on July 22, 2010. Kim's visit and a series of meetings with those linked to Japanese abductees in North Korea have made headlines in Japan.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru, the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted to North Korea at 13 in the 1970s, attend a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010 after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru, the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted to North Korea at 13 in the 1970s, attend a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010 after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Abductee's relative meets with ex-N. Korean spy Kim

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka, son of abductee Yaeko Taguchi, gives a news conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 21, 2010, after meeting with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner. Iizuka said Kim gave him encouragement in a written message regarding the return of his mother.

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Abductee's relative meets with ex-N. Korean spy Kim

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka, son of abductee Yaeko Taguchi, gives a news conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 21, 2010, after meeting with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner. Iizuka said Kim gave him encouragement in a written message regarding the return of his mother.

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Abductee's relative meets with ex-N. Korean spy Kim

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka, son of abductee Yaeko Taguchi, holds a message written by Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, after meeting with her on July 21, 2010, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Kim encouraged Iizuka in her message, writing that his mother will definitely return to Japan.

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Yokotas to meet former N. Korean agent Kim

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (L) and his wife Sakie, the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, arrive at the summer house of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 21, 2010, to meet with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui to hear about their daughter's life in North Korea.

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Abductee's kin meet with ex-N. Korean jet bomber

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, a brother of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, is seen in a car heading to a meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010.

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Ex-N. Korean jet bomber Kim visits Japan

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, minister in charge of the North Korea abduction issue, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the deadly 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture.

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Abductee's kin meet with ex-N. Korean jet bomber

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka, son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, is seen in a car heading to a meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, to meet with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010.

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Abductee's kin meet with ex-N. Korean jet bomber

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka, son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, arrives at Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, to meet with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010.

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Abductee's kin meet with ex-N. Korean jet bomber

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka (C), son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Shigeo Iizuka (back), her brother, are seen in a car heading to a meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010.

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Ex-N. Korean spy and jet bomber Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A building in Karuizawa, a summer retreat in Nagano Prefecture, where Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, arrived on July 20, 2010. Kim was in Japan to meet the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

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Ex-N. Korean spy and jet bomber Kim in Japan

TAKASAKI, Japan - A car arrives in Karuizawa, a summer retreat in Nagano Prefecture, carrying Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, who arrived in Japan on July 20, 2010. Kim plans to meet the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

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Ex-N. Korean agent Kim arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese government chartered airplane carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport from South Korea on July 20, 2010. Kim came to Japan to meet the families of Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Ex-N. Korean spy and jet bomber Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A car leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport carrying Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, who arrived in Japan on July 20, 2010. Kim plans to meet the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

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Ex-N. Korean spy and jet bomber Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A government-chartered flight from South Korea arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport carrying Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy convicted of the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jetliner, on July 20, 2010. Kim plans to meet the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

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Ex-N. Korean agent Kim arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese government chartered airplane carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport from South Korea on July 20, 2010. Kim came to Japan to meet the families of Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Ex-N. Korean agent Kim arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The undated file photo shows Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean spy who came to Japan on July 20, 2010. Kim, responsible for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air jet, came to Japan to meet the families of Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Ex-N. Korean agent's May visit to Japan 'difficult'

SEOUL, South Korea - Hiroshi Nakai, Japan's minister in charge of issues of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea, speaks to reporters in Seoul on April 27, 2010. Nakai said it is difficult for former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui now in South Korea to visit Japan in May in connection with the abductions.

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Japan, S. Korea affirm cooperation in historically sensitive year

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Hyon In Taek shake hands ahead of their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2010.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui (R) speaks during a press conference at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11, with Koichiro Iizuka, the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, listening to her.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Koichiro Iizuka (L), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, shake hands with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui as they meet at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui (L) holds the arm of Koichiro Iizuka (R), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi as they enter a news conference at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui (L) holds the arm of Koichiro Iizuka (R), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi as they enter a news conference at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Koichiro Iizuka (L), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, shake hands with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui as they meet at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11. In the center is Taguchi's brother Shigeo Iizuka.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui (R), Koichiro Iizuka (C), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Taguchi's 70-year-old brother Shigeo Iizuka attend a joint news conference at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11 after their meeting there.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui enters the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11 to meet Koichiro Iizuka, the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Taguchi's 70-year-old brother Shigeo Iizuka.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Koichiro Iizuka (L), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, shake hands with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui as they meet at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11. In the center is Taguchi's brother Shigeo Iizuka.

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Ex-N. Korean agent says Japanese abductee Taguchi still alive

BUSAN, South Korea - Koichiro Iizuka (C), the 32-year-old son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, embraces former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui as they meet at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan on March 11. On the left is Taguchi's brother Shigeo Iizuka.

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Abductee kin arrives in Busan for talks with ex-N. Korean agent

BUSAN, South Korea - Koichiro Iizuka (C), son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, arrives in Busan with Taguchi's brother Shigeo Iizuka for a meeting March 11 with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean agent who is believed to have been taught Japanese by Taguchi.

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Abductee kin arrive in Busan for talks with ex-N. Korean agent

BUSAN, South Korea - Shigeo Iizuka (L), a brother of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Taguchi's son Koichiro Iizuka (R in center) arrive in Busan, South Korea, for a meeting March 11 with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean agent who is believed to have been taught Japanese by Taguchi.

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Abductee kin leave for Busan for talks with ex-N. Korean agent

NARITA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (L), a brother of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Taguchi's son Koichiro Iizuka (in back) prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on March 10 for Busan, South Korea, for a meeting March 11 with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean agent who is believed to have been taught Japanese by Taguchi.