JAPAN FAMILIES DEMAND DETAILS ON KIDNAP VICTIMS, 2002-09-17 (photo)

Family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s speak at a news conference in Tokyo September 17, 2002, after they learned North Korea informed Japan about the status of the abductees. For the grieving relatives of the abducted, there are no answers, only more questions. Family members are Akihiro Arimoto (front L), 74, whose daughter was kidnapped to North Korea in 1983 at the age of 23, Shigeru Yokota (front R), 69, whose daughter was kidnapped in 1977, Kayoko Arimoto (centre L), wife of Akihiro Arimoto and Sakie Yokota (centre R), wife of Shigeru Yokota. The relatives heard from Japanese government officials on Tuesday that their daughters have died in North Korea after the kidnapping. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama KM/CP