[imText1]Japan\u2019s Sankei Shimbun reported on the 20th that the story of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 (at that time she was 13 years old), will be created through animation. <\/p>\n
According to Sankei Shimbun, \u201cMegumi\u2019s Abduction and her family\u2019s struggle to have her brought back alive will be produced in animation and is expected for release in the near future.<\/p>\n
Megumi\u2019s animation, originally released as a comic book entitled \u201cMegumi,\u201d is produced by the \u201cAbduction of Japanese Citizens by North Korea\u201d under the Japanese government and can be viewed at no cost over the Internet.<\/p>\n
The newspaper conveyed that the animation with 30 minutes running time will depict Megumi\u2019s parent\u2019s efforts to rescue her.<\/p>\n
The animation will be produced in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English and distributed to local governing systems and embassies in each region.<\/p>\n
Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi, shared their thoughts, saying, \u201cIt lets children know that this abduction took place,\u201d and \u201cThrough animation, we can inform the young people and it will become a powerful thing.\u201d <\/p>\n
Even today, the Japanese government presents in schools the U.S. produced documentary film \u201cThe Megumi Story\u201d and broadcasts a TV advertisement communicating to viewers the seriousness of the abductees\u2019 issue. <\/p>\n
Yokota Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in November 1977 at the age of thirteen. Even though North Korea acknowledged having abducted Japanese citizens in 2002, the government insisted that \u201cMegumi committed suicide in April of 1994.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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