Japanese kin hope inter-Korean summit will lead to return of abductees

Friday's inter-Korean summit drew a mixed reaction from relatives of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago, with some hopeful for the return of their loved ones and others anxious about the outlook, including the lack of a reference to the abduction issue in the leaders' joint declaration."The scene where both leaders shook hands at the border was conducted in an atmosphere that has never occurred before. I strongly feel that the opportunity (to move forward on the abduction issue) is there," Fumiyo Saito told a press conference in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan…READ FULL ARTICLE