Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa (front), a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is pictured at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012, shortly before being interviewed there by Kyodo News. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa (front), a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is pictured at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012, shortly before being interviewed there by Kyodo News. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)