Japanese abductee's husband says he did not talk about Yokota's past

Japanese abductee's husband says he did not talk about Yokota's past

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Eun Gyong (Hye Gyong), daughter of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean believed abducted by North Korea, and Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota who married him, is moved to tears when asked about her Japanese grandparents during a press conference at a Pyongyang hotel on July 6.

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