(1)N. Korean girl confirmed to be Megumi Yokota's daughter

(1)N. Korean girl confirmed to be Megumi Yokota's daughter

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Nakayama (R), a special Cabinet Secretariat adviser on the abduction issue, presents Shigeru Yokota (C) on Oct. 24 with a report containing the result of blood tests on Kim Hye Gyong, a North Korean girl. The tests proved that the girl has been confirmed to be the daughter of Megumi Yokota, one of the Japanese nationals North Korea abducted and now lists as dead. At left is Yokota's wife Sakei.

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