米高官、拉致被害者解放に不断の努力　横田滋さん死去

　【ワシントン時事】米政府高官は５日、北朝鮮による拉致被害者横田めぐみさんの父、滋さんが死去したことについて、時事通信の取材に「われわれは悲しみに包まれている」と語った。その上で、滋さんとその家族は長年、拉致被害者の解放に向けてたゆまず取り組んできたとたたえた。
　高官は「彼の仕事に敬意を表し、北朝鮮に対してすべての拉致被害者を解放するよう要求する」と強調した。（2020/06/06-08:04）

A senior U.S. administration official on Friday expressed condolences over the death of Shigeru Yokota, father of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese abductee to North Korea.
   "We are saddened to hear of the passing of Shigeru Yokota. For years, he and his family have tirelessly worked to secure the release of Japanese citizens, like his daughter, abducted by North Korea," the official said.
   Shigeru was a symbolic figure of movements to rescue Japanese nationals kidnapped by the reclusive country decades ago.
   "We honor him for his work and call upon Pyongyang to release all abductees," the official added.
   A U.S. Department of State spokesperson also voiced "deepest condolences" for the Yokota family, adding that "the United States continues to urge North Korea to promptly resolve" the abductions of Japanese nationals.