Abductees' kin rejoice at gov't announcement

Abductees' kin rejoice at gov't announcement

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura (L), whose son Yasushi was abducted to North Korea in 1978 and is currently visiting Japan, and Yuko Hamamoto, Yasushi's brother-in-law, rejoice Oct. 24 after Tokyo announced that Yasushi, his wife and three other abductees who returned to Japan will not go back to North Korea.

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