Abe, abduction victim's kin

Abe, abduction victim's kin

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) talks with Shigeru Yokota (L) and Sakie Yokota (R), during a gathering in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2013, for the return of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. The Yokotas' daughter, Megumi, was taken to North Korea in 1977 at age 13 and has become a symbol of the abductions issue.

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