Family of abductee Megumi Yokota

Family of abductee Megumi Yokota

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, are interviewed after a talk at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Aug. 1, 2012. To the left is Kenji Ishidaka, former producer at Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.

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