New abduction minister meets victim's parents

KAWASAKI, Japan - Jin Matsubara (R), minister in charge of the North Korean abduction issue, meets Shigeru Yokota (C) and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents at age 13 in 1977, at their residence in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Jan. 14, 2012. Matsubara assumed the portfolio the previous day. (Kyodo)

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