Among the abductees who returned from North Korea, Hitomi Soga, whose whereabouts of her mother, who was abducted with her, is unknown, gave a lecture in her hometown of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, along with Kaoru Hasuike, of Kashiwazaki City, on the 28th. He appealed for the realization of his return to Japan as soon as possible.
Hitomi Soga, who was abducted by North Korea along with her mother Miyoshi in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture in 1978, returned to Japan after the Japan-North Korea Summit Meeting 20 years ago, but her mother's whereabouts are unknown.
Soga gave a lecture in his hometown on the 28th, and at first he did not know who the photo of Miyoshi was shown by a Japanese government official 20 years ago. Looking back, he said, "I don't know how to imagine my mother's face and figure when she is 90 years old."
Then, on a cold, heavy snow day, Miyoshi-san, who came to pick me up on the way home from the nursery school, warmed me up in the "Kakumaki" of the cold weather gear.
On the other hand, Kaoru Hasuike of Kashiwazaki City, who gave a lecture with Ms. Soga, commented on the eight abductees whom North Korea claimed to have died, saying, ``North Korean graves are built on the tops and ridges of mountains, and floods wash away the graves. It is impossible," he said, appealing for the early return of all the victims.
After the lecture, Soga told reporters that she received a letter from Megumi Yokota's mother Sakie this month, saying, "If you remember anything about Megumi, even if it's just a small thing, please let me know." He said, "I want to remember as many things as possible and write a reply."