Charles Jenkins, husband of former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga, died Dec. 11 due to an unknown cause, sources said Dec. 12. 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. Soga had earlier returned to Japan with a group of other abductees.
Jenkins is survived by Soga and their daughters Mika and Brinda. (Kyodo)
北朝鮮に拉致され、2002年に帰国を果たした曽我ひとみさんの夫で、2004年から曽我さんの故郷、新潟県佐渡市で暮らしていたチャールズ・ジェンキンスさんが亡くなった。
The Japan Times ST: December 22, 2017