In the morning, the families of the abductees woke up to the cold reality that only four of the 11 abductees on Japan's official list are alive.
"We don't know when or how she died or have any of her belongings," said Kayoko Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was one of the abductees.
Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was confirmed alive, said he wished his late wife to know their son is alive and well.
Chimura also expressed anger at Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda. "He simply read out 'dead, alive' in a flat tone," when Fukuda told the families of their kin's whereabouts Tuesday.
"That came across to me as very cold-hearted and businesslike," Chimura said.
On Tuesday, Tokyo agreed to reopen the negotiations by the end of October after Pyongyang divulged the whereabouts of about a dozen Japanese abducted by North Korean agents shortly before the day's talks in Pyongyang between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
Japan will also consider what response to take if the families of the abductees seek compensation from the North, the sources said.
The reclusive communist state has admitted that its agents kidnapped the Japanese, saying it did so to train spies and use their identities to infiltrate into South Korea.
"We don't know when or how she died or have any of her belongings," said Kayoko Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was one of the abductees.
Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was confirmed alive, said he wished his late wife to know their son is alive and well.
Chimura also expressed anger at Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda. "He simply read out 'dead, alive' in a flat tone," when Fukuda told the families of their kin's whereabouts Tuesday.
"That came across to me as very cold-hearted and businesslike," Chimura said.
On Tuesday, Tokyo agreed to reopen the negotiations by the end of October after Pyongyang divulged the whereabouts of about a dozen Japanese abducted by North Korean agents shortly before the day's talks in Pyongyang between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
Japan will also consider what response to take if the families of the abductees seek compensation from the North, the sources said.
The reclusive communist state has admitted that its agents kidnapped the Japanese, saying it did so to train spies and use their identities to infiltrate into South Korea.