Mother of Japanese abductee

Mother of Japanese abductee

Photo taken in January 2025 shows Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, giving an interview in Kawasaki, near Tokyo.

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                  [Breaking News]Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother meets press

                  KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction. (Kyodo)
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                    Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.
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                      Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother meets press

                      Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.