(2)Abductees' families urge U.S. leaders for help

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (L), whose daughter was abducted by North Korea in 1977, shakes hands Dec. 6 with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Yokota and other relatives and supporters of the abductees met the ambassador and a visiting congressional delegation. (Pool photo)

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