Abductee's mother thanks top U.S. envoy for role in Bush meeting

Abductee's mother thanks top U.S. envoy for role in Bush meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (C), the mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, thanks U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R) in Tokyo May 24 for facilitating a meeting between her and U.S. President George W. Bush last month where she raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals. At left is Sakie's husband Shigeru. (Kyodo)

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