When she was 13, Megumi Yokota was a bubbly, cheerful and inquisitive girl who loved to sing and draw, and had varied interests such as calligraphy, classical ballet and badminton.
But above all, she was filial. She gave her father, then a central bank employee, a comb for his 45th birthday on Nov 14, 1977, telling him to take care of his appearance.
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