Shigeru Yokota to visit S. Korea possibly in early May

Shigeru Yokota to visit S. Korea possibly in early May

NAGANO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (C), the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted to N. Korea in 1977, speaks at a news conference in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, on April 15. At left is his wife Sakie.

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