Former abductee Hasuike graduates from Chuo Univ.

TOKYO, Japan - Former abductee Kaoru Hasuike (L in front) attends a graduation ceremony at Chuo University in Tokyo on March 25, where he studied law before he was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.

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