Yokota parents glad about Kim Young Nam family reunion

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru (L) and Sakie Yokota, the parents of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, watch television footage showing the reunion of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean abducted to North Korea who is believed to be Megumi's husband, and his mother in North Korea on June 28. The Yokotas said they were glad Kim's family were able to meet for the first time in 28 years.

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