The mother of Megumi Yokota, kidnapped in 1977 at age 13 by North Korea, on Tuesday said she hoped the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit will lead to a breakthrough ending in the return of all of Japanese abductees.

U.S. President Donald Trump said at a press conference following his talks with Kim Jong Un that he had raised the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese citizens with the DPRK leader.

“I feel like a miracle has just happened and finally the big day is here,” Sakie Yokota, the 82-year-old mother of Megumi Yokota, said at a press conference in