Chimuras visit photo exhibition on abductions

Chimuras visit photo exhibition on abductions

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese repatriated to Japan last October after North Korea abducted them in 1978, view photos on the abduction issue in their hometown of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Sept. 7 after attending an opening ceremony for the show.

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