If North Korea ended up recognizing 13 kidnappings and sent some of these Japanese back to their country of origin, the Japanese authorities have identified evidence of 17 kidnappings.
But in reality there could be many more, maybe hundreds.
The case of Megumi Yokota is particularly emblematic.
This abducted young girl was kidnapped almost half a century ago in Niigata, on the Japanese coast, facing North Korea.
There, the population remains deeply marked.
But Megumi Yokota's family isn't losing hope.
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