Chimuras cast ballots for 1st time in Japan since return

Chimuras cast ballots for 1st time in Japan since return

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese repatriated last October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, cast their ballots in their hometown Obama on April 13 in the Fukui gubernatorial election. (Pool photo)

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