Terakoshi glad he could show mother self as grown man in Japan

TOKYO, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Takeshi Terakoshi, who returned to Japan from North Korea since going missing in 1963 at age 13, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 10. was that he was able to show his mother in his homeland how he has grown into a man. He said, ''The best thing was that I was able to have my mother see me, having proudly grown up in the republic (North Korea) as a result of the love and trust of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.'' He goes by the Korean name of Kim Yong Ho. (Kyodo)

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