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After nearly eight years, the kidnapper brought home another young abductee named Timmy White.
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
More than 11 years on, at least 91 abductees are still missing or have unknown fates.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But for the families of Japanese abductees who remain missing, some of whom were just teenagers when they were taken, there has been no closure or relief.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Since women were akin to territory, bringing back abductees from the enemy country symbolized a retrieval of it.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
More than 11 years on, at least 91 abductees are still missing or have unknown fates.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But for the families of Japanese abductees who remain missing, some of whom were just teenagers when they were taken, there has been no closure or relief.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Since women were akin to territory, bringing back abductees from the enemy country symbolized a retrieval of it.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Abductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abductee. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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