Japanese women from N. Korea head home

TOKYO, Japan - A group of 16 Japanese women living in North Korea prepares to leave Narita airport east of Tokyo on Sept. 18 to return home via Beijing after finishing a weeklong trip to their native country. The women, who are all married to North Koreans, traveled to their hometowns, visited their relatives' graves and met with relatives and friends.

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