On Friday, the families of Japanese abducted decades ago by North Korea pinned high hopes on a meeting developing between U. S. President Donald Trump and N
On Friday, the families of Japanese abducted decades ago by North Korea pinned high hopes on a meeting developing between U. S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
“At last, we have come this far,” said Sakie Yokota, 82, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by the reclusive nation in 1977 at the age of 13.
“I’m looking forward” to their meeting, she said in an interview after news of the developing summit broke Friday, expressing hope the abductees will be released soon.
Yokota said Trump, whom she met when he visited Japan last November, “understands well the feelings” of the families. It will be good if “Japan stands united to resolve the issue,” she said.
