Chimuras back home in Fukui Pref.

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductees Yasushi Chimura (R), his wife Fukie (L) and their daughter and two sons are welcomed by people in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 24. The daughter and sons came to Japan from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents as a result of talks May 22 between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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