Niigata Gov. Hirayama visits Hasuike house in Kashiwazaki

Niigata Gov. Hirayama visits Hasuike house in Kashiwazaki

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama (L) presents a photo album to Kaoru Hasuike (C) and his wife Yukiko, two of five Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in 1978 now on a homecoming visit, at their house in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 11. The Niigata prefectural government compiled the album featuring photos of the Hasuikes since Sept. 15 when they returned to Japan for the first time in 26 years. (Pool photo)

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