THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 6, 2020 at 14:45 JST
Shigeru Yokota with his wife Sakie and daughter Megumi and twin sons during a family trip to Hiroshima Prefecture in 1972 (Provided by Shigeru Yokota)
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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