Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

Yokota meets kin of S. Korean man likely to be daughter's husband

SEOUL, outh Korea - Choi Gye Wol, 78, mother of South Korean abductee Kim Young Nam, is moved to tears during her meeting in Seoul on May 16 with Shigeru Yokota, 73, father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, who is believed to have married Choi's abducted son, Kim Young Nam.

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