Sakie Yokota, 87, is increasingly fearful that time is ticking away, robbing her of the chance to once again see her daughter Megumi, who was abducted in Japan and taken to North Korea at age 13 some 45 years ago.
Sakie Yokota, 87, is increasingly fearful that time is ticking away, robbing her of the chance to once again see her daughter Megumi, who was abducted in Japan and taken to North Korea at age 13 some 45 years ago. For quite a while, she prioritized her busy schedule, dedicating…
KAWASAKI Ahead of the 46th anniversary on Nov. 15 of the North Korean abduction of her daughter, 87-year-old Sakie Yokota expressed her frustration at a news conference here.
Touching family photos taken by the father of Megumi Yokota, the junior high school student abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, are on display at a major Tokyo department store.
A photo exhibition on Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, opened in Tokyo on Aug. 2 in the hope of drawing attention to the unresolved issue.