Play staged on N. Korea's abduction of Japanese in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A stage play on the theme of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals is staged in Niigata, northeastern Japan, on March 27, 2014, with actor Daijiro Harada (L) playing Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi who was abducted from Niigata to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, and actress Yuri Morimoto (C) playing Megumi.

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