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Ex-abductees express joy over coming reunions with children

TOKYO, Japan - Four of the five repatriated abductees expressed joy in Tokyo on May 22 over the reunions to take place later in the day with their sons and daughters, when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi returns home from Pyongyang after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But they also expressed unhappiness that the three family members of a former abductee, Hitomi Soga (C), will not be coming to Japan at this time. The four are (from L to R) Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, Yukiko Hasuike and her husband Kaoru.

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Ex-abductees hail plan for Koizumi visit Pyongyang

TOYAMA, Japan - Toru Hasuike, a relative of one five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea, said in Toyama May 9 he wants Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit Pyongyang to pick up their abductee relatives.

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Ex-abductees express joy over coming reunions with children

TOKYO, Japan - Four of the five repatriated abductees expressed joy in Tokyo on May 22 over the reunions to take place later in the day with their sons and daughters, when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi returns home from Pyongyang after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But they also expressed unhappiness that the three family members of a former abductee, Hitomi Soga (C), will not be coming to Japan at this time. The four are (from L to R) Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, Yukiko Hasuike and her husband Kaoru. (Kyodo)

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Ex-abductees hail plan for Koizumi visit Pyongyang

TOYAMA, Japan - Toru Hasuike, a relative of one five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea, said in Toyama May 9 he wants Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to visit Pyongyang to pick up their abductee relatives. (Kyodo)