Japan wants North Korea to come clean

The World

Last week, Japan’s prime minister said last week he might be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. There’s just one thing: North Korea has to come clean on something that still haunts Japan — the abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s. Ibby Caputo recently talked with the brother one of the abductees about the fight for his sister’s return.

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