Forty-four years ago, 13-year-old Megumi Yokota disappeared on her way home from school in Niigata, in central Japan, one of over a dozen victims Tokyo says North Korean agents abducted in the 1970s and 80s.
Earlier this month, her mother Sakie Yokota, who has become the international face of these abductees, urged new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to meet Kim Jong Un in person and help her reunite with Megumi.
Forty-four years ago, 13-year-old Megumi Yokota disappeared on her way home from school in Niigata, in central Japan, one of over a dozen victims Tokyo says North Korean agents abducted in the 1970s and 80s.
Earlier this month, her mother Sakie Yokota, who has become the international face of these abductees, urged new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to meet Kim Jong Un in person and help her reunite with Megumi.
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