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(2)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - Repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie unveiled the names of their three children from North Korea on May 31. (From L to R in this file photo) Their second son Kiyoshi, 16, daughter Emi, 22, and the eldest son Yasuhiko, 20.

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(4)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Yasuhiko Chimura, the 20-year-old son of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Yasuhiko came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with his younger brother Kiyoshi, 16, and his sister Emi, 22.

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(3)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Kiyoshi Chimura, the 16-year-old second son of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Kiyoshi came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with his brother Yasuhiko, 20, and sister Emi, 22.

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Chimuras explain abduction issues to children

OBAMA, Japan - Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie (L) explain to reporters in Obama in Fukui Prefecture that they talked about the abduction issue with their three children.

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(5)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Emi Chimura, the 22-year-old daughter of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Emi came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with her two brothers Yasuhiko, 20, and Kiyoshi, 16.

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(1)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - Japanese repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (R) register at the Obama municipal office in Fukui Prefecture on May 31 the change of address of their three children, Emi, Yasuhiko and Kiyoshi, who came to Japan from North Korea on May 22.

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Chimuras ask for exchanges with youth for N. Korean-born kids

OBAMA, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) discusses with administrative staff how to help repatriated Japanese abductees Yasushi and Fukie Chimura and their North-Korean born children. The Chimuras asked Nishikawa for help in arranging ''lasting exchanges'' between their three children and Japanese of their generation.

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N. Korea may have ordered Chimuras' children to return

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductee Yasushi Chimura speaks to reporters in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 23 after returning to his hometown with his three children from North Korea. Chimura said he thinks North Korea may have ordered his daughter and two sons to return to the country after meeting with him and his wife Fukie, also a repatriated abductee.

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Chimuras back home in Fukui Pref.

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductees Yasushi Chimura (R), his wife Fukie (L) and their daughter and two sons are welcomed by people in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 24. The daughter and sons came to Japan from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents as a result of talks May 22 between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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5 children of Chimuras, Hasuikes reunited with parents

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet Secretariat special adviser Kyoko Nakayama (C) greets former Japanese abductees Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike, and Yasushi and Fukie Chimura, and the couples' sons and daughters at a Tokyo hotel on May 22. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras, Hasuikes head to see sons and daughters at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese abductees, Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie (2nd from L), Kaoru Hasuike (2nd from R) and his wife Yukiko (R), board a bus to Tokyo's Haneda airport to meet their sons and daughters from Pyongyang.

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Chimuras prepare for return of their children

OBAMA, Japan - Repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie carry things to their new rented house in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 18 in preparation for the return of their three children they have left behind in North Korea.

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LDP's Abe vows to settle abduction issue with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe (R), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with Yasushi Chimura at the Obama municipal government office in Fukui Prefecture on Feb. 7, with Chimura's wife looking on. The Chimuras are among five Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea in 1978 who are now back in their homeland. Their children are still in Pyongyang.

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Chimuras visit photo exhibition on abductions

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese repatriated to Japan last October after North Korea abducted them in 1978, view photos on the abduction issue in their hometown of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Sept. 7 after attending an opening ceremony for the show.

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Chimuras cast ballots for 1st time in Japan since return

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, two of five Japanese repatriated last October after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, cast their ballots in their hometown Obama on April 13 in the Fukui gubernatorial election. (Pool photo)

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(2)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura poses at his desk on the first day of his work at the Obama city government office in Fukui Prefecture on April 1. Assigned to a department in charge of promoting business, Chimura will help in activities related to food, such as the operation of a local food museum. (Pool photo) (Kyoido)

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(1)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L) watches his wife Yukiko receive a letter of appointment from Masazumi Saikawa, mayor of Kashiwazaki, on April 1. The Kashiwazaki city government assigned Kaoru to its public relations department and Yukiko to the children's department. The couple will work on a one-year contract. (Pool photo)

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(3)Hasuikes, Chimuras start working at local gov'ts

OBAMA, Japan - Fukie Chimura (R) listens to a briefing on her job assignment from a Fukui Prefectural government official on April 1. She will assist in the issuance of passports for travelers and translating public relations materials into Korean. (Pool photo)

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Obama mayor reads poem by abductee's brother at ceremony

OBAMA, Japan - Toshio Murakami (on rostrum), mayor of Obama, home to Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, reads a poem written by Fukie's brother Yuko Hamamoto on Jan. 12 at a coming-of-age ceremony in the Fukui Prefecture city. The Chimuras are back in Japan after being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras meet Obama mayor to discuss job hunt

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (R), two of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, meet Toshio Murakami, mayor of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 7 to discuss the possibility of Chimura working at the municipal office. (Pool photo)

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Class reunion held for Chimuras

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi (C) and Fukie (L) Chimura, two of the five Japanese nationals who have returned after being abducted to North Korea more than 24 years ago, toast at a class reunion their former classmates held in Obama, Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 3 to cheer them up. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras celebrate New Year's Day in Japan

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife, Fukie, among those abducted by North Korea in 1978 but now back in Japan, on Jan. 1 visit Fukie's family home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, to celebrate New Year's Day with relatives. Speaking to reporters, Chimura, 47, expressed his wish to be reunited as soon as possible with his children. ''I cannot hide my feeling that I wish my children were also here,'' he said. (pool photo)

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Chimuras to stay at Hasuikes' home

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) and his wife Fukie (3rd from R), two of the five Japanese now back home after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, were invited to stay at the home of the Hasuikes in Niigata Prefecture on the way back to their home in Fukui Prefecture after a reunion of the five in Niigata Prefecture. (From L to R) are Yukiko Hasuike, her husband Kaoru, and his mother Hatsui. At right is Kaoru's father Hidekazu. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras determined to wait for children from N. Korea

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie, two of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, speak to reporters in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 30 about their resolve to wait for their children in the North to be brought to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras meet press in Obama

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, a couple abducted by North Korea in 1978, meet the press at the Obama municipal office in Fukui Prefecture on Nov. 14. They talked about their one-month stay in Japan since returning to their homeland on Oct. 15 from the North.

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Chimuras visit aquarium

MIKUNI, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie (2nd from L), a couple abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, touch a seal at an aquarium Nov. 8 in Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture, during a family trip.

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Chimuras visit dinosaur museum

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie (2nd from R), both abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, visit a dinosaur museum in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 7.

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Obama city officials wear blue ribbons to support Chimuras

OBAMA, Japan - City officials in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, the hometown of Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, two Japanese abductees currently on a home visit, have started wearing blue ribbons in a show of support for the couple.

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Abe, Nakayama pay visit to Chimuras in hometown

OBAMA, Japan - Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) and Cabinet Secretariat special adviser Kyoko Nakayama (4th from R) visit Yasushi Chimura (2nd from R) and his wife Fukie (R), both of whom North Korea abducted in 1978, in their hometown of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 3. Abe and Nakayama are expected to discuss the normalization talks between Japan and North Korea held Oct. 29 and 30 in Kuala Lumpur. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras worried about kids in N. Korea

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi and Fukie Chimura (C), on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, see Tsuyoshi Takagi, a House of Representatives member, off at their father's home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 30. Fukie told the lawmaker her children she left behind in North Korea may worry if their stay in Japan is extended to long beyond an agreed two-week period. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras enjoy fishing off Wakasa Bay

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie hold up fish at a port in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 25 after enjoying fishing on a boat in Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan coast. The couple are on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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Chimuras take tour of hometown

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (L) look at a cenotaph in Obama in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 24 which commemorates a Japanese rescue of members of a wrecked South Korean ship in 1900, as they spend their 10th day back in Japan.

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Chimuras take tour of hometown

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (L) look at a cenotaph in Obama in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 24 which commemorates a Japanese rescue of members of a wrecked South Korean ship in 1900, as they spend their 10th day back in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras enjoy fishing off Wakasa Bay

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie hold up fish at a port in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 25 after enjoying fishing on a boat in Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan coast. The couple are on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Chimuras visit dinosaur museum

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie (2nd from R), both abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, visit a dinosaur museum in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 7. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras meet Obama mayor to discuss job hunt

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (R), two of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 and now back in Japan, meet Toshio Murakami, mayor of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 7 to discuss the possibility of Chimura working at the municipal office. (Kyodo)

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Obama city officials wear blue ribbons to support Chimuras

OBAMA, Japan - City officials in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, the hometown of Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, two Japanese abductees currently on a home visit, have started wearing blue ribbons in a show of support for the couple. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras worried about kids in N. Korea

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi and Fukie Chimura (C), on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, see Tsuyoshi Takagi, a House of Representatives member, off at their father's home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 30. Fukie told the lawmaker her children she left behind in North Korea may worry if their stay in Japan is extended to long beyond an agreed two-week period. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Class reunion held for Chimuras

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi (C) and Fukie (L) Chimura, two of the five Japanese nationals who have returned after being abducted to North Korea more than 24 years ago, toast at a class reunion their former classmates held in Obama, Fukui Prefecture on Jan. 3 to cheer them up. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Chimuras celebrate New Year's Day in Japan

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife, Fukie, among those abducted by North Korea in 1978 but now back in Japan, on Jan. 1 visit Fukie's family home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, to celebrate New Year's Day with relatives. Speaking to reporters, Chimura, 47, expressed his wish to be reunited as soon as possible with his children. ''I cannot hide my feeling that I wish my children were also here,'' he said. (pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Chimuras explain abduction issues to children

OBAMA, Japan - Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie (L) explain to reporters in Obama in Fukui Prefecture that they talked about the abduction issue with their three children. (Kyodo)

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(3)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Kiyoshi Chimura, the 16-year-old second son of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Kiyoshi came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with his brother Yasuhiko, 20, and sister Emi, 22. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras ask for exchanges with youth for N. Korean-born kids

OBAMA, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (L) discusses with administrative staff how to help repatriated Japanese abductees Yasushi and Fukie Chimura and their North-Korean born children. The Chimuras asked Nishikawa for help in arranging ''lasting exchanges'' between their three children and Japanese of their generation. (Kyodo)

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(4)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Yasuhiko Chimura, the 20-year-old son of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Yasuhiko came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with his younger brother Kiyoshi, 16, and his sister Emi, 22. (Kyodo)

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(1)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - Japanese repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura (C) and his wife Fukie (R) register at the Obama municipal office in Fukui Prefecture on May 31 the change of address of their three children, Emi, Yasuhiko and Kiyoshi, who came to Japan from North Korea on May 22. (Kyodo)

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(5)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - File photo shows Emi Chimura, the 22-year-old daughter of Japanese abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie. Emi came to Japan on May 22 from North Korea with her two brothers Yasuhiko, 20, and Kiyoshi, 16. (Kyodo)

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(2)Names of Chimuras' children unveiled

OBAMA, Japan - Repatriated abductees Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie unveiled the names of their three children from North Korea on May 31. (From L to R in this file photo) Their second son Kiyoshi, 16, daughter Emi, 22, and the eldest son Yasuhiko, 20. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras back home in Fukui Pref.

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductees Yasushi Chimura (R), his wife Fukie (L) and their daughter and two sons are welcomed by people in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 24. The daughter and sons came to Japan from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents as a result of talks May 22 between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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5 children of Chimuras, Hasuikes reunited with parents

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet Secretariat special adviser Kyoko Nakayama (C) greets former Japanese abductees Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike, and Yasushi and Fukie Chimura, and the couples' sons and daughters at a Tokyo hotel on May 22. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Chimuras, Hasuikes head to see sons and daughters at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese abductees, Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie (2nd from L), Kaoru Hasuike (2nd from R) and his wife Yukiko (R), board a bus to Tokyo's Haneda airport to meet their sons and daughters from Pyongyang. (Kyodo)