北朝鮮に「強く迫って」　米大統領就任で拉致被害者家族会

　北朝鮮による拉致被害者家族連絡会（家族会）代表で、横田めぐみさん＝拉致当時（１３）＝の弟拓也さん（５６）は２１日、トランプ米大統領就任を受けて、「日米連携で北朝鮮に対して強く迫ってほしい」とするコメントを出した。
　日本政府に対しては「米国との信頼関係を構築し、言葉に熱量を込めて首脳同士の絆を深めてほしい」と訴えた。
　母早紀江さん（８８）も「私も年を取ってしまい、早くしないと会えないという思いで、非常に焦っております」とコメント。トランプ氏が前回任期中に北朝鮮の金正恩朝鮮労働党総書記と会談したことに触れ、「拉致被害者の救出、帰国を正恩氏に訴えて、何とか助け出していただきたい」とした。（2025/01/21-17:20）

Takuya Yokota, who heads a group of families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, urged the Japanese government Tuesday to work with the United States to press the reclusive state to return the abductees.
   Yokota, 56, made the request in a statement released following the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. His older sister, Megumi, was abducted when she was 13.
   In the statement, Yokota also called on the Japanese government to build a relationship of trust with the United States and deepen the bond between their leaders.
   Sakie Yokota, the 88-year-old mother of Takuya and Megumi, said in a separate statement that she is very worried that she may not be able to see her daughter again.
   Referring to Trump's meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his previous term, she asked Trump to help bring back the abductees by appealing to Kim.