March 29, 2024
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Japanese government denies Nikkei report on North Korea’s abduction survivor list

Expert says certain groups spreading 'disinformation' to hinder progress in Tokyo-Pyongyang talks

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday denied the Nikkei newspaper’s report that Pyongyang provided to Tokyo a list of about 30 abductees and other Japanese survivors in North Korea at a July 1 meeting in Beijing.

The Japanese government on Thursday lodged a protest with the Nikkei newspaper and requested that it issue a correction.

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