(2)Emperor, empress welcome Hasuikes home from N. Korea

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru (L) and Yukiko (R) Hasuike tell reporters about their impressions after chatting briefly with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who visited the Kashiwazaki city hall in Niigata Prefecture on June 13. The Hasuikes, repatriated in October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, are working at the city office.

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