The 87-year-old mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted to North Korea at age 13 in the 1970s, is hoping that the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima will take her a step closer to seeing her daughter brought home.
A quarter of a century has passed since families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago formed an association in a bid to win the return of their loved ones.