Fate Unknown: North Korea Abductee Yokota Megumi’s Parents’ Efforts and Suffering

Photos of abductee Yokota Megumi in North Korea provided by Yokota Shigeru. (© Jiji)

Sakie holding her great-grandchild in her arms. (Courtesy of Arita Yoshifu; © Jiji)

Iizuka Kōichirō (left) was raised as the child of Taguchi Yaeko’s brother Shigeo (right) after his mother was abducted. In the background of this April 2005 photo is an image of Yaeko. (© Jiji)