Yokota wants to meet granddaughter, son-in-law in N. Korea

Yokota wants to meet granddaughter, son-in-law in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (L) and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 and who Pyongyang said has died, head for a press conference at a hotel in Niigata on Dec. 19. Yokota said if certain conditions are met he wants to visit the North to meet his granddaughter and the man said to be Megumi's widower. (Pool photo)(Kydo)

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