(4)2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Masamori Inoue (R), a third secretary from the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, is seen unfolding a Japanese national flag at the embassy on May 8, 2003 when the embassy resumed business after a two-month hiatus. Inoue and Katsuhiko Oku, a counselor from the Japanese Embassy in London, were killed in an ambush in northern Iraq on Nov. 29. (Kyodo)

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(1)Bodies of diplomats return to Japan with relatives

NARITA, Japan - The coffin containing the body of Katsuhiko Oku, a Japanese diplomat killed in Iraq on Nov. 29, is carried by honor guards, as his family members and relatives watch, on arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 4. Oku, a counselor when he was killed, was promoted posthumously to ambassador.

(2)Bodies of diplomats return to Japan with relatives

NARITA, Japan - The coffin containing the body of Masamori Inoue, a Japanese diplomat killed in Iraq on Nov. 29, is carried by honor guards as his family members and relatives watch on arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 4. Inoue, a third secretary when he was killed, was promoted posthumously to first secretary.