Soga prays at shirine

Soga prays at shirine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga (2nd from R) prays at Shibamata Taishakuten Shrine in Tokyo on May 9. Earlier in the day, she met U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker and asked for cooperation in helping her and four other repatriated abduction victims be reunited with their families remaining in the North.

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