Sakie Yokota Shares Children's Book Beloved by North Korea Abducted Daughter Megumi

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:07 JST,
October 3, 2025
KAWASAKI — 89-year-old Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13, spoke to reporters at her home in Kawasaki on Thursday, just before her daughter’s 61st birthday on Sunday. “I believe without a doubt that she is alive,” she said, expressing her unwav...
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