North Korean Abductee Megumi Yokota Turns 60 Years Old; Fellow Prisoner Expresses Anger, Regret Over Her Fate

By Asaki Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
15:40 JST,
October 7, 2024
Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents at the age of 13, turned 60 on Saturday. Yokota was kidnapped on her way home from junior high school in Niigata on Nov. 15, 1977.
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