Father of woman abducted by North Korea dies at 96 without reunion

Akihiro Arimoto, the father of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea in 1983 who strenuously fought for her return and that of the other victims, has died without seeing his daughter again, his family said Monday. He was 96.Arimoto's daughter Keiko was taken to North Korea at age 23 after traveling to study in London. His death early Saturday due to natural causes comes with little progress on the return of Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told a parliamentary committee that Arimoto's death was "truly regrettable," a…READ FULL ARTICLE