Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Shigeru Yokota’s Death A Call for PM Abe to Break the Deadlock Over Abductions
It saddens us deeply to report the death of Shigeru Yokota on June 5. He was 87. […]
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Dear Megumi: Your Mother Turned 84, and There’s Little Time Left to Bring You Home
Dear Megumi, I know it might seem a bit strange that I am just casually reaching out to you. […]
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【메구미에게 보내는 편지】어머니는 84세가 되었습니다. 남아있는 시간이 정말 얼마 남지 않았습니다.
메구미, 안녕. 이렇게 태평하게 이름을 부르는 것도 망설여집니다. 건강하게 잘 지내고 있습니까? 올해도 벌써 2월입니다. 어머니는 4일에 84세가 되었습니다. 자꾸 […]
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Dear Megumi: May People Not Forget You’re Waiting to be Rescued from North Korea
Dear Megumi, The summer has come and gone in Japan. The deepening color of the leaves and the […]
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Dear Megumi: The New Reiwa Era Brings Us Hope for Your Return
Dear Megumi, How are you doing? Here, the warmth of spring has spread across Japan and your favorite […]
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Dear Megumi: We Hope the Leaders of Japan and North Korea Will Make Your Homecoming Possible
(This letter is part of an ongoing series of letters written by Sakie Yokota to her daughter Megumi. To […]
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Letter to Megumi: Younger Generations Are Waiting for You to Come Home
Japan entered 2019 without having achieved any progress in bringing home Megumi Yokota and the other Japanese abducted
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Dear Megumi, Your Father is Struggling for His Health So He Can See You Again
Dear Megumi, Japan was hit with record-high temperatures this summer. On top of the searing heat, […]
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Dear Megumi: World Leaders Are Talking, and We Wait Amid Hope and Despair
Shigeru & Sakie Yokota Hello, Megumi dear. Each day passes by quickly and we are already […]
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Dear Megumi: We Told the Prime Minister This Might Be Our Last Chance
How are you, dear Megumi? Another year has flown by so quickly and it is already April. As […]
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Dear Megumi: ‘Be Brave and Hopeful. I Will Find You’
Megumi and Sakie in 1966. Dear Megumi, The new year has finally come. Despite our desperate pleas with […]
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Dear Megumi: President Trump Listened to Your Story, and That Gives Us Hope
Megumi Yokota, 2nd from the left watches the Sea of Japan in 1976. Next year she was abducted by North […]