Families of Japanese abducted by N. Korea to seek U.S. aid for return

The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago said Tuesday they are planning to meet with U.S. government officials and lawmakers to seek support for the early return of the victims.Takuya Yokota, 56, the younger brother of Megumi Yokota -- a symbolic figure among the Japanese abductees -- and others including Koichiro Iizuka, 48, the son of Yaeko Taguchi, who went missing in 1978 at age 22, left Tokyo for Washington the same day.Megumi Yokota was abducted at age 13 by North Korean agents in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in 1977 while returning home f…READ FULL ARTICLE