Japanese mother Sakie Yokota, 86, at a press conference in May. Her daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13. Photo: Kyodo
Japan mother, 86, loses hope of reunion with daughter North Korea abducted in 1977
- Sakie Yokota, 86, wants her daughter Megumi, snatched aged 13 in 1977, home; but it’s 20 years since Japan, North Korea had high-level meeting
- ‘The issue has remained unsolved for so long. I feel a sense of intense, indescribable frustration. We have been waiting and working so hard’
Japanese mother Sakie Yokota, 86, at a press conference in May. Her daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13. Photo: Kyodo
