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(3)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) puts his signature on a marriage registry document at the Obama municipal government in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 23, with his wife Fukie Hamamoto looking on. The couple were abducted to North Korea on July 7, 1978, just before their scheduled marriage ceremony on Nov. 26 the same year. (Pool photo)

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(2)Five abductees, now and 24 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura, 47, was abducted by North Korea with Fukie Hamamoto on July 7, 1978. They married in 1979 and have two sons a daughter.

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(1)Five abductees, now and 24 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Fukie Hamamoto, 47, was abducted by North Korea on July 7, 1978, with Yasushi Chimura. They married in North Korea in 1979.