Original sentence: Most of the families did ultimately travel to Japan, but Jenkins stayed behind out of fear that the North Korean government was testing his loyalty.The visit was intended to last for a week, but the Japanese government persuaded them to remain longer while it negotiated for their families to join them
Edited sentence: Negotiations resulted in the families of the abductees being released and sent to Japan, but Jenkins stayed out of fear that the North Korean government was testing his loyalty.The visit was intended to last for a week, but the Japanese government would not let the abductees return to North Korea, with the argument that they were being coerced to return because the North Koreans were holding their loved ones as hostages