Experts are still examining the purported remains of abductee Megumi Yokota, but DNA tests may not work because of their poor condition, according to government sources.
The cremated remains, kept in an urn, were brought back Nov. 15 by Japanese delegates after a weeklong visit to Pyongyang for the latest talks on the abduction issue.
North Korea says Yokota, abducted to the reclusive state in 1977 at the age of 13, killed herself in 1994 after marrying a North Korean man and giving birth to a daughter.