Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

Yokota to retire as head of abductee families' group

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, who heads a group of Japanese families of victims of North Korea's abductions, speaks at a press conference, flanked by his wife Sakie, in Kawasaki on March 23. Yokota, 74, said he plans to step down from the post due to waning physical strength.

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