Four Japanese who are wanted for the hijacking of a Japan Airlines jet to Pyongyang in 1970, and who are still living in North Korea, will start microblogging on Twitter on Friday, according to a group of their Japanese supporters.
The four fugitives, including 70-year-old leader Takahiro Konishi, have been living in a so-called Japanese Village near Pyongyang.
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