Japan urges use of anime to raise student awareness of abduction issue

Japan urges use of anime to raise student awareness of abduction issue

Shigeru Yokota (R) speaks to the press, alongside his wife Sakie, to promote the documentary animation film "Megumi" in Tokyo on March 28, 2008. The film features their daughter, Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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