victims also from Southeast Asia and Europe, and thus strengthening pressure on North Korea," Masumoto said before departing.
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Kin of abductees leave for U.S.
Relatives of two Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s left for the United States on Monday to visit Washington, where they will meet with senior government officials including Jay Lefkowitz, special envoy on North Korea's human rights.</PARAGRAPH>
<PARAGRAPH>Teruaki Masumoto, 50, whose sister Rumiko was abducted in 1978 at age 24, and Takuya Yokota, 37, whose sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13, are expected to call for support to resolve the dispute and impose economic sanctions on North Korea.</PARAGRAPH>
<PARAGRAPH>'We will appeal to the international society the fact that there are many –
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