Iconic N. Korea abductee mother laments passage of 48 yrs without reunion

Saturday marked 48 years since the disappearance of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic victim of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago, and her mother Sakie continues to lament the lengthy period without progress on the issue.Yokota, 89, told reporters ahead of the anniversary that the prolonged separation leaves her "in shock," but she still clings to hope of a reunion after she and other family members of the abductees called on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump to bring back their loved ones.Megumi went missing at age 13 while on her way ho…READ FULL ARTICLE