(2)Hasuikes, Soga leave for hometowns in Niigata Pref.

(2)Hasuikes, Soga leave for hometowns in Niigata Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L) and his wife Yukiko wave as they leave a Tokyo hotel with their two children for their hometown in Niigata Prefecture on May 23, one day after they and their children were reunited for the first time in 19 months.

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