Osaka prefectural police have appealed to the public for any information that might help them find out what happened to a nine-year-old girl who went missing on May 20, 2003, in the town of Kumatori near Osaka Bay.
Police and the parents of Yuri Yoshikawa’s family handed out about 5,000 flyers for about an hour on Wednesday at Nankai Electric Railway’s Nanba Station in Chuo Ward, Kyodo News reported.
Yuri is believed to have been abducted while she was on her way home from school. No trace of her has been found since.
During the past 23 years, police have followed up on thousands of leads and there is a 3 million yen reward offered for information concerning Yuri’s fate.
Police said the only tangible lead they have is that a white Toyota Crown was seen driving away from the area where Yuri is believed to have been abducted, with a male driver and a young girl in the front passenger seat.
Also, about a month before the incident, a dark car similar to a Nissan Cedric was seen parked on a road near the scene, with the driver watching children on their way home from school.
Inspector Hirofumi Morimoto of the First Investigation Division, who is in charge of the case, said, “Even the smallest detail is appreciated. Please provide any information you may have.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Izumisano police station at 072-464-1234.
© Japan Today
