Abductee Chimura becomes regular employee of Obama city

Abductee Chimura becomes regular employee of Obama city

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R), an abductee repatriated from North Korea, receives from Toshio Murakami (L), the mayor of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, the certification of his appointment as a planning official in the city's tourism and international exchange section in a ceremony at city hall on April 3. (Kyodo)

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