May 06, 2024
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Japanese media in rare visit to border area of North Korea

Media accompany elderly delegation seeking to commemorate dead

A delegation of Japanese media were allowed to enter the North Korean border city of Hoeryong, located near the Tumen border crossing in north-east China, NHK World said on Sunday.

The media were covering a rare visit by relatives of Japanese nationals who died in the area at the end of World War Two.

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