1. Yokota Megumi, who was kidnapped by North Korean agents at age 13 in 1977, celebrated her 61st birthday on October 5th.
2. Her younger brother Takuya, who heads a group of families affected by abductions, called for the swift return of all abductees and expressed hope for a summit between Japan's next prime minister and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
3. Sakie, Megumi's 89-year-old mother, is now the only surviving parent of government-recognized abductees whose whereabouts remain unknown, and Takuya noted that they cannot imagine how Megumi looks as time stood still for them when she was 13.