Relatives of 'abducted' Japanese to seek U.N. help

Relatives of 'abducted' Japanese to seek U.N. help

WASHINGTON, United States - Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie (2nd couple from R), parents of missing Megumi Yokota, and other relatives of Japanese nationals allegedly abducted by North Korea attend a news conference at Washington's National Press Club on March 2, with the photos of the people they are searching for. The relatives and the supporters, who met with U.N. officials in New York earlier in the day, said they will ask a U.N. organ for help in finding the whereabouts of the missing people.

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