Yokotas want to hug granddaughter on N. Korean trip

Yokotas want to hug granddaughter on N. Korean trip

OSAKA, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977 and is now reportedly dead, and his wife Sakie are seated at a support rally held for them in Osaka on Dec. 21. Yokota said he and his wife want to hug their granddaughter in Pyongyang if their trip to North Korea materializes.

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