About this episode

The episode discusses the abduction of 13-year-old Megumi Yokota in Japan and the subsequent investigation and geopolitical implications of the case.

*** Content warnings: Child abduction *** When 13-year-old Megumi Yokota failed to return home from her regular badminton practice on November 15 1977, her parents immediately raised the alarm. The police in Niigata, Japan, conducted one of the city’s largest ever investigations, but no trace of Megumi was ever found. Two decades later, the case took a shocking turn that would rock the entire nation of Japan and have geopolitical ramifications… --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin Munro Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon For all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-346-megumi-yokota Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anonymous Host

Topics covered

• child abduction
• investigation
• Japan
• geopolitical ramifications
• true crime

Keywords

• Megumi Yokota
• child abduction
• Niigata
• true crime
• investigation
• Japan
• geopolitical

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Organizations: Casefile Presents

Places: Niigata

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