Kin call for swift return of Japanese abductees in N. Korea

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2016. Family members of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago urged the government to seek the swift return of their kin, as the day marked the 14th anniversary since Pyongyang admitted to the abductions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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