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23 Years After Disappearance, Osaka Flyer Drive Seeks Leads on Yuri Yoshikawa

Fresh appeals aim to shake loose tips that could restart the case.

Overview

  • The outreach, which took place Wednesday at Nankai Namba Station, brought together her parents, Osaka police and NPO staff who handed out about 1,200 flyers featuring an age‑progressed portrait.
  • Volunteers also worked the morning crowd at Ikoma Station in Nara, and organizers emphasized that people can share even anonymous tips.
  • Osaka police, who treat the case as an abduction, report having deployed about 120,189 personnel and logged 6,378 tips as of May 10.
  • A National Police Agency reward program offers up to ¥3 million for information that helps solve the case, with tips taken by the Izumisano investigation headquarters at 072-464-1234 or yuri@police.pref.osaka.jp.
  • Yoshikawa disappeared on May 20, 2003 while walking home in Kumatori, last seen passing a classmate about 400 meters from her house.