Japan denies report it asked S Korea to mediate abductee kin meeting
Saturday 10th May, 05:05 AM JST
TOKYO —
Japanese government officials on Friday denied a media report that Japan had asked South Korea to mediate the arrangement of a meeting between the parents of a Japanese victim of abduction by North Korea and their granddaughter who lives in the reclusive state.
“The media report is not based on facts,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura told a press conference. “It is a very regrettable article when considering the feelings of the Yokota couple,” he said referring to the parents of abductee Megumi Yokota.
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1 Comments
smithinjapan at 10:29 PM JST - 10th May
What's the big deal if it's true? They're asking for mediation when it can not only help, but is necessary; are they afraid it makes the extremely poor and limited stance of the J-government look even weaker? I mean, they certainly look stupider trying to deny it.
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