[Kyodo: Korea] JapanŽs top government spokesman said Thursday the government ŽŽwill spare no effortŽŽ in offering support to victims of North Korean abductions who are now in Japan, apparently indicating it intends to pay them benefits for five more years after the initial period expires next March. The Japanese government ŽŽunderstands that the abductees are steadily on the path toward self-reliance, but that they have lingering fears about their future,ŽŽ Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said at a press conference. ŽŽThe government will spare no effort in offering them support.ŽŽ
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