A rally was held in Takamatsu City on the 21st to deepen understanding of the abduction issue by North Korea, and Megumi Yokota's younger brother Takuya and others spoke out for a solution as soon as possible as their family is aging. He emphasized the importance of continuing to raise the level of
Gatherings to consider the abduction issue were held by the government's abduction issue countermeasures headquarters, Kagawa Prefecture, and other organizations, and one of the 17 people identified by the government as abductees by North Korea was held in Niigata City in 1977 while returning from junior high school. Takuya Yokota, the younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by the Japanese government, took the stage.
Yokota said, ``We need to be determined and take action to get our backs, and we have no choice but to continue to raise our voices and ask for a solution through the power of democracy.''
He then touched on the fact that his mother, Sakie, will turn 88 next month, and his father, Shigeru, passed away four years ago, saying, ``We need to solve the problem while our parents' generation is still alive.'' "We are determined to make the same demands to North Korea," he said, emphasizing the need for the people to continue raising their voices for an early resolution.
In addition, Miho Yoshimi, the older sister of Miwa Akita, a so-called designated missing person whose abduction by North Korea cannot be excluded, is said to have disappeared from a beach in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, while attending university in Kobe City. He also appealed for an early resolution.
Among them, Yoshimi said, ``The face of my younger sister that I can remember will always remain 21 years old.I believe that the government is continuing negotiations, but there is no time left for the family to be reunited. I want you to do it," he appealed.
More than 600 people attended the meeting and listened intently to the urgent appeals of the relatives.