Kyodo News
At a time when Japan and North Korea remain deadlocked in their normalization talks, Pyongyang has accepted a visit by a civic group touted by a senior diplomat for its "activities for justice."
The group, led by Koken Tsuchiya, a former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, visited the North Korean capital in March to interview North Korean "comfort women," who were reportedly forced to serve as sex slaves for the wartime Imperial Japanese Army.