Kin of Japanese abducted by North Korea urges PM Kishida to resolve issue

The mother of Megumi Yokota, who has come to symbolize the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take swift action to resolve the long-standing matter as Monday marked 44 years since her daughter went missing.Sakie Yokota, the 85-year-old mother of Megumi, who was kidnapped at age 13, called on Kishida to hold dialogue with Pyongyang as she considers the new Japanese leader to be her last hope in making progress on the issue, which has become more urgent as relatives of those abducted in the 1970s and 1980s are aging."I want to work hard …READ FULL ARTICLE