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Only one Japanese “remainder” in N. Korea still alive: Choson Sinbo

Japanese citizens left in DPRK after WW2 are among several trapped in the North

Amended at 22:45 KST to include an updated comment from Japan's foreign ministry

Only one Japanese "remainder" now survives in North Korea, the Choson Sinbo, a Tokyo-based pro-Pyongyang newspaper, reported on Wednesday.

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