Kin of Japanese abducted by North Korea departs for U.S. to seek support

The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago departed for Washington on Monday to seek support from U.S legislators and government officials for their return.The members of the families include Takuya Yokota, the head of a group representing the families of Japanese kidnapped in the 1970s and 1980s, and Koichiro Iizuka, secretary general of the group.Yokota's elder sister Megumi was abducted on her way home from school in 1977 at age 13 while Iizuka is the eldest son of Yaeko Iizuka who went missing in 1978 at age 22. Neither of the two women has been returned.The …READ FULL ARTICLE