THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 6, 2020 at 14:45 JST
Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie answer questions from reporters in Yokohama in April 2006 with a photo of their daughter Megumi, right, and a photo of Kim Eun Gyong, Megumi’s daughter, in the background. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Shigeru Yokota, a pivotal figure in efforts to bring back Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea after his teenage daughter fell victim in 1977, died June 5 without ever being reunited with his child. His death at 87 was due to natural causes. [Read More]
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