Chimura father wants to visit N. Korea to meet grandchildren

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, the father of Yasushi Chimura now back in Japan after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, tells reporters at his home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 31 he wants to travel to Pyongyang to see his grandchildren there if Japanese government officials accompany him. Yasushi has three children still in Pyongyang. (Pool photo)

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