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The '''Yokota family''', husband Shigeru (November 14, 1932 – June 5, 2020) and wife Sakie (born February 4, 1936) along with their twin sons Takuya and Tetsuya founded the [[Japan]]ese [[National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea]] in 1997. The Association supports the victims of [[North Korean abductions of Japanese|North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Yokotas' daughter [[Megumi Yokota|Megumi]] was kidnapped in 1977 by North Korean spies; her current whereabouts are unknown.
The '''Yokota family''', husband Shigeru (November 14, 1932 – June 5, 2020) and wife Sakie (born February 4, 1936) along with their twin sons Takuya and Tetsuya founded the [[Japan]]ese [[National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea]] in 1997. The Association supports the victims of [[North Korean abductions of Japanese|North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Yokotas' daughter [[Megumi Yokota|Megumi]] was kidnapped in 1977 by North Korean spies; her current whereabouts are unknown.


Sakie Yokota once met with [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] to talk about demanding sanctions on [[North Korea]] and in 2013 she testified about her daughter's abduction.
Sakie Yokota once met with [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] to talk about demanding sanctions on [[North Korea]] and in 2013 she testified about her daughter's abduction.<ref name="Obama"/>


In 2014, the Yokotas met Megumi's Korean daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/opinion/signals-from-north-korea.html|title=Opinion &#124; Signals From North Korea|date=April 11, 2014|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26607446|title=North Korea abductee meeting praised|date=March 17, 2014|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410050024 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915161744/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410050024 |archivedate=September 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/world/asia/japan-north-korea-abductee-meeting/index.html|title=Abductee's parents finally meet North Korean granddaughter|first=Euan|last=McKirdy|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10702048/Elderly-Japanese-couple-meet-family-of-daughter-kidnapped-by-N-Korea.html|title=Elderly Japanese couple meet family of daughter kidnapped by N Korea}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201403170078 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031134826/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201403170078 |archivedate=October 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-northkorea-daughter-idUSKBN0F638G20140701|title=North Korean daughter of Japanese abductee could visit Japan this year|date=July 1, 2014|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/world/asia/parents-of-japanese-woman-kidnapped-by-north-korea-meet-their-granddaughter.html|title=Years After Abduction by North Korea, a Reunion|first=Martin|last=Fackler|date=March 16, 2014|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-japan-idUSBRE97S09D20130829|title=Japanese mother tells of heartbreak years after North Korea abducted 13-year-old daughter|date=August 29, 2013|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
In 2014, the Yokotas met Megumi's Korean daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/opinion/signals-from-north-korea.html|title=Opinion &#124; Signals From North Korea|date=April 11, 2014|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26607446|title=North Korea abductee meeting praised|date=March 17, 2014|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410050024 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915161744/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410050024 |archivedate=September 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/world/asia/japan-north-korea-abductee-meeting/index.html|title=Abductee's parents finally meet North Korean granddaughter|first=Euan|last=McKirdy|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10702048/Elderly-Japanese-couple-meet-family-of-daughter-kidnapped-by-N-Korea.html|title=Elderly Japanese couple meet family of daughter kidnapped by N Korea}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201403170078 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031134826/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korean_peninsula/AJ201403170078 |archivedate=October 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-northkorea-daughter-idUSKBN0F638G20140701|title=North Korean daughter of Japanese abductee could visit Japan this year|date=July 1, 2014|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/world/asia/parents-of-japanese-woman-kidnapped-by-north-korea-meet-their-granddaughter.html|title=Years After Abduction by North Korea, a Reunion|first=Martin|last=Fackler|date=March 16, 2014|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-japan-idUSBRE97S09D20130829|title=Japanese mother tells of heartbreak years after North Korea abducted 13-year-old daughter|date=August 29, 2013|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> Also in 2014, Sakie Yokota met U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] to discuss the case of her daughter and other abductees. The meeting came after a press conference Obama held with then Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]]. During the meeting, Obama said he was "moved by their tragic experiences."<ref name="Obama">{{cite news |last1=Eilperin |first1=Juliet |title=Obama meets with relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/04/24/obama-meets-with-relatives-of-japanese-abducted-by-north-korea/ |accessdate=17 October 2020 |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=24 April 2014}}</ref>


On September 19, 2017, President of the United States [[Donald Trump]], in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, included Yokota in a series of accusations against the North Korean government, saying, "We know it kidnapped a sweet [[Megumi Yokota|13-year-old Japanese girl]] from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for North Korea's spies."<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump vows to bring Japanese abductee Yokota home from North Korea |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/07/bab2c84a54b2-trump-vows-to-bring-japanese-abductee-yokota-home-from-n-korea.html |accessdate=17 October 2020 |work=[[Kyodo News]] |date=1 July 2020}}</ref>
On September 19, 2017, President of the United States [[Donald Trump]], in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, included Yokota in a series of accusations against the North Korean government, saying, "We know it kidnapped a sweet [[Megumi Yokota|13-year-old Japanese girl]] from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for North Korea's spies."<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump vows to bring Japanese abductee Yokota home from North Korea |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/07/bab2c84a54b2-trump-vows-to-bring-japanese-abductee-yokota-home-from-n-korea.html |accessdate=17 October 2020 |work=[[Kyodo News]] |date=1 July 2020}}</ref>

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Yokota family
BornShigeru Yokota
(1932-11-14)November 14, 1932
Sakie Yokota
(1936-02-04) February 4, 1936 (age 88)
DiedShigeru Yokota
June 5, 2020(2020-06-05) (aged 87)
OccupationHuman rights activists
Known forFounders of the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea

The Yokota family, husband Shigeru (November 14, 1932 – June 5, 2020) and wife Sakie (born February 4, 1936) along with their twin sons Takuya and Tetsuya founded the Japanese National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea in 1997. The Association supports the victims of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Yokotas' daughter Megumi was kidnapped in 1977 by North Korean spies; her current whereabouts are unknown.

Sakie Yokota once met with U.S. President George W. Bush to talk about demanding sanctions on North Korea and in 2013 she testified about her daughter's abduction.[1]

In 2014, the Yokotas met Megumi's Korean daughter.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Also in 2014, Sakie Yokota met U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the case of her daughter and other abductees. The meeting came after a press conference Obama held with then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During the meeting, Obama said he was "moved by their tragic experiences."[1]

On September 19, 2017, President of the United States Donald Trump, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, included Yokota in a series of accusations against the North Korean government, saying, "We know it kidnapped a sweet 13-year-old Japanese girl from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for North Korea's spies."[11]

On April 2018 Shigeru Yokota was Hospital in Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture causing poor health.

On June 5, 2020, Shigeru Yokota died at age 87. He had been hospitalized in Kawasaki for more than two years. [12][13]

After Nobuko Masumoto died of Cancer in December 12,2017 Kagoshima.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Eilperin, Juliet (24 April 2014). "Obama meets with relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Opinion | Signals From North Korea". April 11, 2014 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "North Korea abductee meeting praised". March 17, 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ McKirdy, Euan. "Abductee's parents finally meet North Korean granddaughter". CNN.
  6. ^ "Elderly Japanese couple meet family of daughter kidnapped by N Korea".
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "North Korean daughter of Japanese abductee could visit Japan this year". July 1, 2014 – via www.reuters.com.
  9. ^ Fackler, Martin (March 16, 2014). "Years After Abduction by North Korea, a Reunion" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ "Japanese mother tells of heartbreak years after North Korea abducted 13-year-old daughter". August 29, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.
  11. ^ "Trump vows to bring Japanese abductee Yokota home from North Korea". Kyodo News. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Yokota Shigeru, father of abductee, dies at 87". NHK WORLD.
  13. ^ "Shigeru Yokota, father of North Korea abductee Megumi, dead at 87". The Japan Times. June 5, 2020.


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