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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on June 2, 2026.

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Rally of abductees' families

Sakie Yokota, 90, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, speaks at a rally in Tokyo on May 30, 2026, organized by the families and supporters of abductees to call for their early return.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press after holding a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press after holding a meeting with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (L), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, poses with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Standing beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Sitting beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Abductee's mother meets with top gov't spokesman

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 8, 2026. Sitting beside Yokota is Satomi Mori, who heads a group to support her.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Sakie Yokota (front R), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Standing next to her is her son Takuya, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Sitting next to him is his mother Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13.

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Families of abductees meet with PM Takaichi

Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2026. Her son Takuya (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, also attended the meeting.

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Families of abductees hold rally in Tokyo

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a joint rally with a group supporting them in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Families of abductees hold rally in Tokyo

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a joint rally with a group supporting them in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Families of abductees hold rally in Tokyo

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a joint rally with a group supporting them in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2026.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before turning 90 on Feb. 4.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before turning 90 on Feb. 4.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before turning 90 on Feb. 4.

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Abductee's mother Sakie Yokota

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before turning 90 on Feb. 4.

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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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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Sakie Yokota (on screen), mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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48th anniv. of Megumi Yokota's abduction

Sakie Yokota (on screen), mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks online at an event in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2025, the 48th anniversary of her abduction.

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Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother

Sakie Yokota (far R), 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to junior high school students during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.

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Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother

Sakie Yokota (C), 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, prays during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.

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Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother

Sakie Yokota (back, 2nd from R), 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, attends an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the 48th anniversary on Nov. 15 of her abduction.

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Abductee Megumi Yokota's mother

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 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.

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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.

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Rally of abductees' families

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks at a rally in Tokyo organized by the abductees' families and their supporters, calling for the abductees' early return on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Rally of abductees' families

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks at a rally in Tokyo organized by the abductees' families and their supporters, calling for the abductees' early return on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Rally of abductees' families

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks at a rally in Tokyo organized by the abductees' families and their supporters, calling for the abductees' early return on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (4th from R, back), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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U.S. secretary of state meets with relatives of Japanese abductees

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front row, 3rd from R) meets with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. Takuya Yokota (front row, 2nd from L), head of a group representing the families, attended the meeting with his mother Sakie (front row, 3rd from L), whose daughter, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13. (Pool photo)

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (2nd from R), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks during a press conference after attending a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother, Sakie, meet the press after attending a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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

KAWASAKI, Japan, Oct. 2 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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5, while showing a book the mother read to the daughter when she was a child. (Kyodo)

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5.

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5, while showing a book the mother read to the daughter when she was a child.

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5.

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5, while showing a book the mother read to the daughter when she was a child.

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5.

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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 Oct. 2, 2025, ahead of her 61st birthday on Oct. 5.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Sakie Yokota, 89, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks during a rally staged by Japanese abductees' families and their supporters in Tokyo on May 24, 2025. About 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attended.

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Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Takuya Yokota (2nd from R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, and his mother Sakie (C) hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2025, after they and other group members met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass. Takuya Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.