Father of Woman Abducted by North Korea Dies at 96; Never Ceased Trying to Rescue Daughter Taken in 1983

The Yomiuri Shimbun
18:05 JST,
February 17, 2025
Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko Arimoto was abducted by North Korea at the age of 23, died of old age. He was 96.
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