Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 27, 2012, in Tokyo's Koto Ward shows Tokyo Gate Bridge illuminated in blue, after the blue ribbons worn by families of abductees to symbolize their call for the return of all abductees from North Korea, ahead of the 10th anniversary in October of five abductees returning home. (From R front) Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, view the bridge.

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