Portrait believed to be of Japanese abductee Yokota, her family

TOKYO, Japan - Photo apparently shows Megumi Yokota (R), who was abducted from Japan by North Korea, Kim Young Nam (L), a South Korean abductee who is believed to have married Yokota, and their daughter Kim Eun Gyong (Hye Gyong). Kim Young Nam was abducted in 1978 after Kim Jong Il ordered the abduction of young South Koreans, sources related to the South Korean government said Dec. 21, 2011, two days after North Korea announced the death of its leader Kim Jong Il.

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