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Ex-abductee Soga's family arrives at Haneda, July 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Former abductee by North Korea Hitomi Soga (C), her husband Charles Jenkins and their first and second daughters Mika (L) and Brinda (back) arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo in July 2004.

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Repatriated abductee still awaiting mother's return from N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows repatriated Japanese abduction victim Hitomi Soga (2nd from R) being reunited with her American husband Charles Jenkins (R) and their North Korea-born daughters, Brinda (L) and Mika in Jakarta on July 9, 2004.

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Jenkins and Soga meet press

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (L), a U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, and his wife, Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese who had been abducted by North Korea, meet the press in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 20. The couple, along with their North Korean-born daughters Mika and Brinda, came to the United States on June 14 for Jenkins' first reunion in more than 40 years with his 91-year-old mother.

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(3)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (2nd from R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses for photos with his mother Pattie Casper (C), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (2nd from L), their daughters Brinda (far L) and Mika (far R) following his reunion with his 91-year-old mother in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14.

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(2)Jenkins, Soga, daughters visit ancestors' grave

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins (R), his wife and former abductee Hitomi Soga (L), together with their North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (2nd from L) and Brinda (2nd from R) -- pray at the grave of Soga's ancestors at a temple in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 10. (Pool photo)

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Jenkins, Soga, daughters visit ancestors' grave

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins (R), his wife and former abductee Hitomi Soga (3rd from R), together with their North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (2nd from R) and Brinda (L) -- head for the grave of Soga's ancestors at a temple in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 10.

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Daughters of Jenkins and Soga register as residents of Sado

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (R), former Japanese abductee and wife of former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins, registers their two North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (C) and Brinda (L) -- as residents in her hometown of Sado, Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 10. (Pool photo)

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(5)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins is moved to tears during a press conference after arriving in Sado with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (seated at right) and two daughters, Mika and Brinda, on Dec. 7. The former U.S. Army sergeant said he wants to live the rest of his life in Sado with his family.

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(7)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Mika (L) and Brinda, daughters of Charles Jenkins and his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga, hold flowers during a press conference with their parents at the Mano branch of the Sado municipal office in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7.

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(4)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins is moved to tears during a press conference after arriving in Sado with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R) and two daughters, Mika and Brinda, on Dec. 7. The former U.S. Army sergeant said he wants to live the rest of his life in Sado with his family.

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(3)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (L), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga two daughters, Mika and Brinda poses with smile after receiving flowers at the Mano branch of the Sado municipal office on arrival in Sado from Tokyo on Dec. 7.

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(2)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. sergeant Charles Jenkins, accompanied by his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga and two North Korean-born daughters, Mika and Brinda, is greeted by well-wishers on arrival in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7 to start a new life with his family in his wife's hometown.

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(1)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (2nd from L), a former U.S. Army sergeant released after being jailed for deserting to North Korea nearly 40 years ago, arrives in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7 with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R) and their two daughters, Mika (2nd from R), 21, and Brinda (L), 19 to start a new life in his wife's hometown.

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(7)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Mika (L) and Brinda, daughters of Charles Jenkins and his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga, hold flowers during a press conference with their parents at the Mano branch of the Sado municipal office in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7. (Kyodo)

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(2)Jenkins, Soga, daughters visit ancestors' grave

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins (R), his wife and former abductee Hitomi Soga (L), together with their North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (2nd from L) and Brinda (2nd from R) -- pray at the grave of Soga's ancestors at a temple in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 10. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Daughters of Jenkins and Soga register as residents of Sado

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (R), former Japanese abductee and wife of former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins, registers their two North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (C) and Brinda (L) -- as residents in her hometown of Sado, Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 10. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Jenkins, Soga, daughters visit ancestors' grave

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins (R), his wife and former abductee Hitomi Soga (3rd from R), together with their North Korean-born daughters -- Mika (2nd from R) and Brinda (L) -- head for the grave of Soga's ancestors at a temple in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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Jenkins and Soga meet press

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (L), a U.S. Army deserter who spent decades in North Korea, and his wife, Hitomi Soga, a repatriated Japanese who had been abducted by North Korea, meet the press in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 20. The couple, along with their North Korean-born daughters Mika and Brinda, came to the United States on June 14 for Jenkins' first reunion in more than 40 years with his 91-year-old mother. (Kyodo)

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(3)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (2nd from R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses for photos with his mother Pattie Casper (C), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (2nd from L), their daughters Brinda (far L) and Mika (far R) following his reunion with his 91-year-old mother in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. (Kyodo)

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(4)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins is moved to tears during a press conference after arriving in Sado with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R) and two daughters, Mika and Brinda, on Dec. 7. The former U.S. Army sergeant said he wants to live the rest of his life in Sado with his family. (Kyodo)

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(5)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins is moved to tears during a press conference after arriving in Sado with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (seated at right) and two daughters, Mika and Brinda, on Dec. 7. The former U.S. Army sergeant said he wants to live the rest of his life in Sado with his family. (Kyodo)

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(3)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (L), his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga two daughters, Mika and Brinda poses with smile after receiving flowers at the Mano branch of the Sado municipal office on arrival in Sado from Tokyo on Dec. 7. (Kyodo)

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(1)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Charles Jenkins (2nd from L), a former U.S. Army sergeant released after being jailed for deserting to North Korea nearly 40 years ago, arrives in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7 with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga (R) and their two daughters, Mika (2nd from R), 21, and Brinda (L), 19 to start a new life in his wife's hometown. (Kyodo)

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(2)Jenkins arrives in Niigata for new life with family

SADO, Japan - Former U.S. sergeant Charles Jenkins, accompanied by his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga and two North Korean-born daughters, Mika and Brinda, is greeted by well-wishers on arrival in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 7 to start a new life with his family in his wife's hometown. (Kyodo)