Rally held for Japanese believed abducted by N. Korea

Rally held for Japanese believed abducted by N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - A citizens' group supporting relatives of Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korean agents holds a gathering in Niigata city, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 15, 2001 to mark the day when one of the missing disappeared in the prefecture 24 years ago. The meeting focused on Megumi Yokota who disappeared on Nov. 15, 1977 at the age of 13 from the city on the Sea of Japan coast.

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