Soga relieved to be able to live with reunited family

Soga relieved to be able to live with reunited family

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in 2002, said Dec. 17 she feels relieved that she is now able to live with her family. She aired the view at a press conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture.

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