Yokota leaves for Seoul to meet S. Korean abductee's relatives

Yokota leaves for Seoul to meet S. Korean abductee's relatives

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, the father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, prepares to leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for Seoul on May 15 to meet with the families of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam, who is believed to be Megumi's husband in North Korea. At right is Megumi's brother Tetsuya.

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