5 abductees anticipate reunions after Japan-N. Korea talks

TOKYO, Japan - Five repatriated Japanese abductees from North Korea -- (from L to R) Yasushi Chimura, his wife Fukie, Hitomi Soga, Yukiko Hasuike and her husband Kaoru -- hold a news conference in Tokyo on May 21 ahead of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Pyongyang on May 22. Koizumi will meet N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il for talks on the abduction and other issues.

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