Chimuras prepare for return of their children

Chimuras prepare for return of their children

OBAMA, Japan - Repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie carry things to their new rented house in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 18 in preparation for the return of their three children they have left behind in North Korea.

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