Kim Jong Il's chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (R), the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 7, 2012, after leaving Narita airport near Tokyo. Japanese government sources said Fujimoto is apparently heading for North Korea.

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