Charles Jenkins, husband of former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga, died Monday due to an unknown cause, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. He was 77. A former U. S. Army sergeant, Jenkins deserted to North Korea in 1965 and married Soga there in 1980. He came
Charles Jenkins, husband of former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga, died Monday due to an unknown cause, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. He was 77.
A former U. S. Army sergeant, Jenkins deserted to North Korea in 1965 and married Soga there in 1980. He came to Japan with the couple’s two North Korean-born daughters after being reunited in Jakarta with Soga in July 2004.
