▲ Megumi’s parents watched a movie based on the abduction story of their daughter (right), Kim Young Nam and Choi Gye Wol reuniting after 28 years (left)

Parents of Yokota Megumi (Kim’s former wife) who watched the reunion of Kim Young Nam and his mother on TV on the 28th, held a press conference at the House of Representatives. They said, “We want to meet Hye Kyung, our granddaughter, but we will not meet her in North Korea, because we do not want to be used by North Korea”.

After watching with mixed feelings the reunion of Kim Young Nam’s family, Megumi’s parents expressed their envy, saying “It is good that the family has been reunited.”

Mr. Yokota Shigeru, father of Megumi said, “I want to meet my granddaughter Hye Kyung right now, but I won’t because I might be politically used by North Korea”. He added, “I will see Hye Kyung when she is sent back to Japan”.

He also said, “The North Korean government will likely make Mr. Kim say that Megumi has died, but we will not be deceived.”

Japan predicts that Kim Young Nam will present testimony that proves the truth of Megumi’s death at a press conference on the 29th.

Japanese experts on North Korea say, if Kim Young Nam claims that he voluntarily went to North Korea, it will be hard to trust his testimony on Megumi’s death. However, if he admits that North Korea abducted him, his testimony about Megumi’s death could be taken into account.

The Japanese media expressed much interest, televising the reunion of Kim Young Nam and his family after 28 years.

NHK reported that the tearful reunion had occurred as a newsflash at 4pm. Of particular interest in Japan, was the report that Hye Kyung, daughter of Mr. Kim and Megumi, was present at the reunion.

TBS reported the reunion at 3:55 pm, when they do not have any regularly scheduled news programming. They also reported that Kim Young Nam will hold a press conference tomorrow and discuss the whereabouts of Megumi.

Kyoto Communication pointed out that the focus is to see how much new information will be released through the reunion. The main newspapers, including the Asahi Shinmun, reported the reunion of Kim Young Nam and his family through their internet newspaper.