(6)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

(6)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

SAPPORO, Japan - Naoko Imai, the mother of high school graduate Noriaki Imai, prepares to head for Tokyo April 18 to meet her son, one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq.

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