(2)Japan begins issuing passports to 5 abductees

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Hamamoto (R) receives her passport from an unidentified official of the Fukui prefectural government at her home in Obama in the prefecture on Oct. 18, with her brother Yuko looking on. Japan began issuing passports to Hamamoto and four other Japanese who were abducted to North Korea in 1978 and are currently in Japan on a homecoming visit. (Pool photo)

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