It has been 26 years since the whereabouts of Yukari Yokoyama, who was 4 years old at the time, disappeared at a pachinko parlor in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture in 1996.
Police are investigating the case as a kidnapping case, but no strong clue has been obtained and they are calling for information.
On July 7, 1996, at a pachinko parlor in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, the whereabouts of Yukari Yokoyama disappeared, and police are investigating it as a kidnapping case, but no powerful information has been obtained.
Police called for information in front of a supermarket in Oizumi-cho, which is adjacent to Ota City, on the 7th, 26 years after Yukari-chan went missing.
Police officers handed out a pocket tissue containing a leaflet containing an image of an important witness man who was believed to have been taken away, and called out, "If you know anything about the incident, please tell me."
According to the police, the number of information received in the last year was 356, of which about 80% said that "there is a man who looks like an important witness."
A maximum of 6 million yen will be paid to the provider of information that will lead to the resolution of the case, and the information is accepted by the toll-free number of the Investigation Headquarters.
0120-889-324
Masahiro Kamei, Chief of the Criminal Division of the Oizumi Police Station, said, "We are investigating the discovery and protection of safety as our top priority. We want the citizens of the prefecture to provide as much information as possible." I did.
Father "I still want you to come back"
Yukari-chan's father, Yasuo Yokoyama (55), told NHK on the 29th of last month, "It's been 26 years since I've been thinking that I can find this. I can face the reality that I haven't found it, but even after many years, I still want to come back, "he said.
In the course of 26 years, Mr. Yokoyama said that he strongly felt the importance of providing information from the citizens, saying, "There was an adult woman in the neighborhood who resembled Yukari, which I have never seen before. If there is any information such as, I would like the police to provide the information. "