Hasuike, Okudo enjoy hot spring

Hasuike, Okudo enjoy hot spring

MYOKOKOGEN, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (R) and his wife Yukiko Okudo bathe their feet at Akakura hot spring in the town of Myokokogen in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 23. The couple, abducted to North Korea in 1978, arrived in Japan Oct. 15 for a visit.

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