Many relatives of abductees said Monday they remain skeptical about the government's decision to send officials to Pyongyang to learn firsthand the status of North Korea's latest probe into the victims' fates.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced earlier in the day that the government will dispatch officials to the North Korean capital to be briefed about the probe by members of the special investigation committee launched by Pyongyang in July.
Suga said the decision was made after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the matter with relevant members of his Cabinet.