Japanese chef returns from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto, Japanese sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 4, 2012, en route back to Japan, after wrapping up a two-week trip to North Korea. Fujimoto said current leader Kim Jong Un gave him a warm welcome in their first reunion in 11 years and that he also met with the young leader's wife Ri Sol Ju, whom he described as "pretty and charming."

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