DNA analyses conducted on relatives of the South Korean man, Kim Young-nam, who was a 16-year-old high-school student when he disappeared in 1978, showed a high possibility that a blood relationship exists between him and Megumi's 18-year-old daughter, Kim Hye Gyong, the government said April 11.

Shigeru Yokota expressed hope that public sentiment on North Korea's abductions will be raised in South Korea and other countries affected by the issue, mentioning that a Thai woman is also believed to have been abducted.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 22, 2006
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