Kin express joy after film on abductee wins prize

TOKYO, Japan - The relatives of victims of North Korea's abductions expressed their delight in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after ''Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story,'' a U.S. documentary film on the abduction of the Japanese woman, won the best documentary award at the U.S. Slamdance Film Festival in Utah on Jan. 27. Sakie Yokota (R), Megumi's mother, and Teruaki Masumoto (L), whose sister Rumiko was abducted in 1978 at age 24, meet the press showing photos at the festival.

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