Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, and other members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by the North, hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2025, after they met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass.

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