Japan lost track of key North Korean liaison officer several years ago
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Sakie Yokota (center), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, poses with Kim Eun Gyong (left), Megumi's daughter, in Ulaanbaatar in March 2014. Sakie is holding Kim Eun Gyong's infant daughter. | KYODO
Kyodo
Apr 15, 2021
A secret North Korean negotiator with Japan, who had been directly connected to the leadership in Pyongyang and who was behind major bilateral developments over the past two decades, lost contact with Tokyo several years ago, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.