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Yokota parents reject Kim Young Nam's remarks as burlesque

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru (L) and Sakie Yokota, the parents of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on June 29. They rejected remarks by Kim Young Nam, believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to their daughter, saying they were tantamount to burlesque.

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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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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, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (C), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, poses for photos after her meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (R), accompanied by Megumi's parents, Shigeru and Sakie (on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30.

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (R), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, meets with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, accompanied by Megumi's parents (seated on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30.

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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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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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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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NAM'S ANGELS

NAM'S ANGELS [US 1968] aka THE LOSERS Date: 1968

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NAM'S ANGELS

NAM'S ANGELS [US 1968] aka THE LOSERS Date: 1968

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Kawasaki woman, Bucheon man tie knot after HS exchange event

Bride Yuko Suzuki (front L) who hails from Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, South Korean bridegroom Nam U Hyon (front R), and their friend Kumiko Takagi (between them) pose for photos in Bucheon, South Korea, on May 17, 2015, at Suzuki and Nam's wedding. The couple first met on an exchange program between high school students in Kawasaki and its sister city Bucheon in the 2000s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean man arrested over Kim Jong Nam's murder: Malaysia police

Malaysian English newspaper New Straits Times carries in its Feb. 18, 2017, edition photos that it says shows Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, slumped unconscious at Kula Lumpur International Airport and four suspects in his murder. Kim Jong Nam, son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was apparently poisoned at the airport on Feb. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photos of Kim Young Nam's family released by sister

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the family of Kim Young Nam (R), who is believed to have been abducted by North Korea. The undated photo was released by Kim's sister Kim Young Ja, who met him at the N. Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang, after returning from N. Korea. With Kim are his wife Pak Chun Hwa (C, back), daughter Kim Eum Gyong (Hye Gyong) (L) and son Kim Chol Bong (front). (South Korea pool photo-Kyodo)

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Photos of Kim Young Nam's family released by sister

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the family of Kim Young Nam (R), who is believed to have been abducted by North Korea. The undated photo was released by Kim's sister Kim Young Ja, who met him at the N. Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang, after returning from N. Korea. With Kim (from L to R) are his son Kim Chol Bong, wife Pak Chun Hwa and daughter Kim Eum Gyong (Hye Gyong). (South Korea pool photo-Kyodo)

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Photos of Kim Young Nam's family released by sister

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows Kim Eum Gyong (Hye Gyong), the daughter of Kim Young Nam, who is believed to have been abducted by North Korea. The undated photo was released by Kim's sister Kim Young Ja, who met him at the N. Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang, after returning from N. Korea. (South Korea pool photo-Kyodo)

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Photos of Kim Young Nam's family released by sister

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the family of Kim Young Nam (L), who is believed to have been abducted by North Korea. The undated photo was released by Kim's sister Kim Young Ja, who met him at the N. Korean resort of Mt. Kumgang, after returning from N. Korea. With Kim are his wife Pak Chun Hwa (C, back), daughter Kim Eum Gyong (Hye Gyong) (R) and son Kim Chol Bong (front). (South Korea pool photo-Kyodo)

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Yokota parents reject Kim Young Nam's remarks as burlesque

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru (L) and Sakie Yokota, the parents of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on June 29. They rejected remarks by Kim Young Nam, believed to be a South Korean abductee who was married to their daughter, saying they were tantamount to burlesque. (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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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (C), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, poses for photos after her meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (R), accompanied by Megumi's parents, Shigeru and Sakie (on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Kim Young Nam's kin visit Niigata, sister meets governor

NIIGATA, Japan - Kim Young Ja (R), sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota in North Korea, meets with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, accompanied by Megumi's parents (seated on the left side) at the Niigata prefectural government office on May 30. (Kyodo)

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

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. (Kyodo)

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

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. (Kyodo)

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

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). (Kyodo)

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

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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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1 year on, mystery continues to shroud Kim Jong Nam's murder

Photo taken in February 2007 shows Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in February 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 year on, mystery continues to shroud Kim Jong Nam's murder

Doan Thi Huong, from Vietnam, leaves the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 9, 2018, after attending a trial on the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in February 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 year on, mystery continues to shroud Kim Jong Nam's murder

Indonesian Siti Aisyah leaves the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 9, 2018, after attending a trial on the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in February 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean President Moon Jae In (front row, L), Vice U.S. President Mike Pence (front row, 2nd from R), and North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam (behind Moon) attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics on Feb. 9, 2018. Kim Yo Jong (Kim Yong Nam's right), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Pence's right) also attended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Hyon Kwang Song, second secretary at the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, arrives at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. Hyon, linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam, headed back to Pyongyang later with the remains of the estranged brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrives at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. Kim, linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam, headed back to Pyongyang later with the remains of the estranged brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Hyon Kwang Song (R), second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrive at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. The two men linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam headed back to Pyongyang later with his remains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Hyon Kwang Song (R), second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrive at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. The two men linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam headed back to Pyongyang later with his remains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

Men believed to be North Koreans are on a plane ahead of its departure from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 30, 2017. Two North Korean men linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing from Malaysia in the early hours of March 31 on a flight believed to be transporting Kim Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

Men believed to be North Koreans are on a plane ahead of its departure from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 30, 2017. Two North Korean men linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing from Malaysia in the early hours of March 31 on a flight believed to be transporting Kim Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

A man believed to be Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national airline Air Koryo, enters the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on March 31, 2017. Kim and another North Korean man linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing earlier in the day from Malaysia on a flight believed to be transporting Kim Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

A man believed to be Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national airline Air Koryo, is pictured on a plane ahead of its departure from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 30, 2017. Kim and another North Korean man linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing in the early hours of March 31 from Malaysia on a flight believed to be transporting Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

A man believed to be Hyon Kwang Song, a second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, arrives at Beijing's international airport on March 31, 2017. Hyon and another North Korean man linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing from Malaysia on a flight believed to be transporting Kim Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body brought to airport from morgue: Malaysian daily

A van believed to be carrying the body of Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves the Kuala Lumpur Hospital in the Malaysian capital on March 30, 2017. After arriving at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is believed the remains were loaded onto a flight scheduled to depart for Beijing in the evening, according to a local newspaper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam's murder

Malaysia's police chief Khalid Abu Bakar (C) speaks to reporters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 24, 2017. Khalid said the chemical substance used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been identified as the highly toxic VX nerve agent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam's murder

Media wait in front of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 24, 2017. Malaysian police said the same day the chemical substance used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been identified as the highly toxic VX nerve agent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam's murder

Media wait in front of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 24, 2017. Malaysian police said the same day the chemical substance used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been identified as the highly toxic VX nerve agent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo