(3)Abductees visit relatives, graves

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Hamamoto (R) and Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) head for the grave of Chimura's mother Toshiko, who died at age 74 in April, in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 18. The couple, who got married in North Korea in 1979, returned to their homes in Obama on Oct. 17 for the first time since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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