N. Korean abduction victims' kin at concert for return of abductees

N. Korean abduction victims' kin at concert for return of abductees

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru and Sakie Yokota (far R, 2nd from R), parents of Megumi, a symbol of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea, and Hitomi Soga (far L), a former abductee repatriated in 2002, attend a government-hosted concert in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, for the return of the abductees.

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