(6)Abductees enjoy their homecoming

(6)Abductees enjoy their homecoming

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Hamamoto, who visited her primary school in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 20, sits at the desk she once used. The school is not in use because of a drop in the number of children, but most facilities are kept intact. It was Hamamoto's first visit to the school since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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