(1)Bodies of diplomats return to Japan with relatives

NARITA, Japan - The coffin containing the body of Katsuhiko Oku, a Japanese diplomat killed in Iraq on Nov. 29, is carried by honor guards, as his family members and relatives watch, on arrival at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 4. Oku, a counselor when he was killed, was promoted posthumously to ambassador.

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