Jenkins, Soga return to Japan after weeklong visit to U.S.

Jenkins, Soga return to Japan after weeklong visit to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R), a repatriated victim of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals, and their family arrive at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 22 after a weeklong visit to the United States. ''I had a great trip,'' Jenkins told reporters at the airport. ''We had a wonderful time, and I'm very happy to be back in Japan. I got homesick for Japan.''

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