2009/09/30 18:49(JST)(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have sought the help of the new US ambassador to Japan in resolving their plight.
Shigeo Iizuka, head of the families' group, and the parents of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted in 1977 at age 13, met Ambassador John Roos at the US Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The families asked for information from the US government on the fate of their loved ones, and its help in bringing them back home.
Sakie Yokota requested a meeting with US President Barack Obama when he visits Japan for the first time in November.
Roos, who arrived in Japan last month, told the families he had seen a documentary film about Megumi Yokota.
He pledged to cooperate with the Japanese government in helping to resolve the abductions issue.
Sakie Yokota later said the ambassador listened attentively with tears in his eyes, and that she has high hopes for his efforts.
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