By The North Korean defectors that defected to Japan by the crossing the Sea of Japan Sea that Cannot Be Named have finally made their way to South Korea:
A couple and their two adult sons arrived at Seoul’s Incheon airport from Tokyo around noon (03:00 GMT) and were immediately taken by government officials to a shelter housing North Korean defectors, the witnesess said.
The family had earlier drifted to Japan after a week-long trip across the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in a wooden boat.
They initially wanted to go directly to South Korea, but changed their path due to the tight border control between the two countries.
They were held in an immigration detention facility in eastern Japan while Tokyo processed their requests to go on to South Korea.
I hope they find a better life in South Korea and they can put the poverty and deprivations of North Korea behind them.
12:46 pm on June 17th, 2007 1
[...] [GI Korea] NK Defectors Arrive in South Korea Published: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:22:12 +0000 The North Korean defectors that defected to Japan by the crossing the Sea of Japan Sea that Cannot Be Named have finally made their way to South Korea: A couple and their two adult sons arrived at Seoul’s Incheon airport from Tokyo around noon (03:00 GMT) and were immediately taken by government officials to a [...] Read More… [...]