Kim Young Nam on Thursday again backed Pyongyang's claim that Megumi Yokota is dead and denied he had made comments that raised doubts about the veracity of North Korea's account of her fate.
In his first news conference with the Japanese media, the South Korean described his marriage to the Japanese abductee as initially happy, but one in which some topics -- including how she ended up in the North -- were never breached.
Kim showed reporters two photos -- one of him and Yokota he claimed was taken shortly after their wedding and another of the couple and their daughter, Kim Eun Gyong (Hye Gyong).