Japanese government denies Nikkei report on North Korea's abduction survivor list



News 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 Kosuke Takahashi July 10, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Abductee families of North Korean abductions. - White House photo by Paul Morse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons 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. “I’m aware of the report, but there were no facts like that at all during the meeting or during a recess,” Suga said of the article, which ran on the front page of Japan’s largest business daily on Thursday. “It’s clearly a false © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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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

Kosuke Takahashi July 10, 2014

Japanese government denies Nikkei report on North Korea’s abduction survivor list

Abductee families of North Korean abductions. - White House photo by Paul Morse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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.

“I’m aware of the report, but there were no facts like that at all during the meeting or during a recess,” Suga said of the article, which ran on the front page of Japan’s largest business daily on Thursday. “It’s clearly a false

Japanese government denies Nikkei report on North Korea’s abduction survivor list

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