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NARITA, Japan - (from L) Radha, wife of murder case inmate Govinda Prasad Mainali, and her daughters Mithila and Alisha arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 6, 2012. They visited Japan as the Tokyo High Court plans to issue a decision on June 7 on whether to open a retrial for the Nepalese man serving a life sentence for killing a Japanese woman in Tokyo in 1997. The man denies the killing in a high-profile case in which the victim was working as a prostitute as well as at the then blue-chip Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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Hawker kin leave Japan

NARITA, Japan - William Hawker (L), father of slain British woman Lindsay Hawker, answers reporters' questions before leaving Japan at Narita airport east of Tokyo on July 13, 2011. Hawker and his family attended the trial of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the defendant in the woman's murder.

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Abductee kin leave for Busan for talks with ex-N. Korean agent

NARITA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (L), a brother of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and Taguchi's son Koichiro Iizuka (in back) prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on March 10 for Busan, South Korea, for a meeting March 11 with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean agent who is believed to have been taught Japanese by Taguchi.

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Abductee kin leave for Busan for talks with ex-N. Korean agent

NARITA, Japan - Koichiro Iizuka (R), son of Japanese abductee Yaeko Taguchi, looks at Shigeo Iizuka (2nd from L), a brother of Taguchi, during a news conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on March 10 before the two leave for Busan, South Korea, for a meeting March 11 with Kim Hyon Hui, a former North Korean agent who is believed to have been taught Japanese by Taguchi.

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Kin of slain British woman arrive in Japan a year after murder

NARITA, Japan - William (L) and Julia (R) Hawker, the parents of Briton Lindsay Ann, who was slain in Japan in March 2007, talk to reporters at the terminal of Narita International Airport after their arrival in Japan. The couple are visiting Japan ahead of the first anniversary of their daughter's murder in Chiba Prefecture at age 22, hoping to seek information from the Japanese public that could lead to the arrest of the suspect in the case.

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4 war-displaced Japanese in China visit Japan to seek their kin

TOKYO, Japan - Four Japanese left behind in China after World War II arrived at Narita airport from China on Nov. 12 to look for their family members. They are Zhao Ji as well as (2nd from L to R) Liu Guoxin, Li Fengchao and Chen Fenglan.

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Kin leave for N.Y. to seek U.N. cooperation on N. Korea abduction

NARITA, Japan - Family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea depart from Narita airport for New York on Oct. 29 on a weeklong trip to seek cooperation from the United Nations on the rescue of abduction victims.

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Kin of abductees return after speaking in Congress, meeting Bush

NARITA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (L), the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents at age 13 in 1977, attends a news conference with her husband Shigeru (R) at Narita airport on April 30 after returning to Japan from the United States with relatives of other abductees, having testified at a congressional hearing and met with President George W. Bush to ask for U.S. backing on the abduction issue.

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Kin of abductees return after speaking in Congress, meeting Bush

NARITA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (L), the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents at age 13 in 1977, smiles during a news conference at Narita airport on April 30 after returning to Japan from the United States with relatives of other abductees, having testified at a congressional hearing and met with President George W. Bush to ask for U.S. backing on the abduction issue.

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Kin of possible Thai abductee to N. Korea visits Japan

NARITA, Japan - Sukham Panchoi (far right), 59, brother of Anocha Panchoi, a Thai woman suspected of having been abducted to North Korea, speaks at a press conference at Narita airport on Dec. 20 on arrival in Japan to seek support for his efforts to trace his 51-year-old sister.

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Kin of 2 Japanese reported killed leave for Kuwait

TOKYO, Japan - Five relatives of reporters Shinsuke Hashida, 61, and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, 33, who were reportedly killed in Iraq arrive at Narita airport May 29 to leave for Kuwait to identify the bodies. They are (from L to R) Ogawa's brother Shuji, his mother Yoko, Hashida's wife Yukiko, his son Daisuke and Ogawa's father Hiroshi.

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10 Chinese return home from search for Japan kin

NARITA, Japan - Ten Chinese believed to have had Japanese parents wave as they leave Narita airport outside Tokyo on March 8 to return to China. A group of 10 believed to be war-displaced Japanese spent two weeks in Japan under a Japanese government-sponsored program to search for relatives. Only one of them, Zhao Guiqin, 61, managed to find her Japanese kin.

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(1)War-displaced Japanese arrive from China in search of kin

TOKYO, Japan - Ten war-displaced Japanese from China (C) are welcomed at Narita airport on Feb. 24. They visited Japan under a Japanese government program to help them search for relatives.

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Abductees' kin leave for Geneva to attend U.N. session

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (L) and Sakie Yokota, whose family members were abducted to North Korea in late 1970s, leave Narita airport on April 20 to attend a meeting of the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in Geneva to resolve the abduction issue. Iizuka's sister Yaeko Taguchi was lured by North Korean agents from Miyazaki Prefecture at the age of 22 in 1978, while Yokota's daughter Megumi was abducted from Niigata Prefecture in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Abductees' kin head to L.A. for dialogue with Americans

NARITA, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R), whose daughter Megumi was abducted to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, leaves Narita airport on April 16 for Los Angeles to hold dialogue with American people about resolving the abduction issue.

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19 war-displaced Japanese return to China

NARITA, Japan - Nineteen war-displaced Japanese wave at well-wishers as they leave Narita airport for China on Nov. 27, 2001 after spending about two weeks in Japan looking for relatives and preparing for eventual repatriation to Japan. Two people have managed to make contact with their relatives, while two others are awaiting for DNA results to confirm their relationship with their Japanese kin.

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100 mourners pay respects to centenarian twin Gin-san

NAGOYA, Japan - Two relatives of Gin Kanie, the celebrity twin who died of natural causes Feb. 28 at age 108, burn incense for her in a funeral in central Japan's Nagoya on March 2. About 100 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Kanie, who was known simply as ''Gin-san.'' Her twin sister Kin Narita, called ''Kin-san,'' died in January 2000 at age 107.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie (L), one of two twin sisters, who died of old age at 108 in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya, and her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, who died in January 2000 at age 107.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108 in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie, one of two twin sisters, who died of old age in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya. She was 108. The popular twin was nicknamed Gin-san. Her health had deteriorated since her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, died in January last year at age 107.

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Kin of allegedly abducted Japanese fly to U.S. seeking support

NARITA, Japan - Relatives of Japanese nationals allegedly kidnapped by North Korean agents and supporters of the relatives leave Narita airport for the United States on Feb. 25 to call for U.S. government support in resolving the long-standing issue. The 11-member group includes Shigeru Yokota (C), 68, father of Megumi Yokota, who went missing in the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast in November 1977 at age 13.

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War-displaced Japanese leave for Beijing after search for kin

NARITA, Japan - Four war-displaced Japanese from China leave for Beijing on Nov. 20 after a one-week search for their relatives resulted in only one of them having being identified. The group consists of a woman, 58-year-old Gu Tiefeng (2nd from R), and three men -- Han Tonglai (2nd from L), 63, Zhang Wanchang (far L), 58, and Ma Fude (far R), 58. Their ages, except that of Han, are estimates as they have no birth certificates. Only Han's relationship to Japanese kin was confirmed among three group members who had interviews with possible relatives. The other two and Ma had blood tests, and are now awaiting the results, which will take months before a final conclusion is drawn.

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Japanese 'war orphans' returning to China

NARITA, Japan - A visiting group of war-displaced Japanese from China wave goodbye before boarding a flight to China at Narita airport on Nov. 16. The group of 20 arrived in Tokyo on Nov. 1 and searched for their Japanese relatives but only one of them succeeded in locating lost kin.

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Japanese war orphans from China head for Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - A 20-member group of war-displaced Japanese from China shake hands with volunteer workers (at R) at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, before departing for the Narita airport on Nov. 15. They will return to China on Nov. 16. They arrived in Tokyo in early November and searched for their Japanese relatives but only one of them succeeded in locating kin.

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Japan's famous twins given gold and silver satchels

NAGOYA, Japan - Kin Narita (L) and Gin Kanie (R), Japan's famous 107-year-old twin sisters known as ''Kin-san'' and ''Gin-san,'' give big smiles Sept. 5 in Nagoya on being presented with gold and silver ''school satchels'' by a bag manufacturer in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture. ''Kin'' in Japanese means gold and ''gin'' silver, and Japanese children start their elementary school education at age 7.

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Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters ''Kin-san'' (C) and ''Gin-san,'' (R), who turned 107 on Aug. 1, receive a birthday gift of crickets from a post office in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. Miss Tsushima, Mari Miyazaki (L), handed the gift to Kin-san, or Kin Narita, and Gin-san, or Gin Kanie.

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19 war-displaced Japanese return to China

NARITA, Japan - Nineteen war-displaced Japanese wave at well-wishers as they leave Narita airport for China on Nov. 27, 2001 after spending about two weeks in Japan looking for relatives and preparing for eventual repatriation to Japan. Two people have managed to make contact with their relatives, while two others are awaiting for DNA results to confirm their relationship with their Japanese kin.

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Heisei: Twin sisters

Twin sisters, Kin Narita (R) and Gin Kanie, mark their 100th birthday in Nagoya on Aug. 1, 1992. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kin of 2 Japanese reported killed leave for Kuwait

TOKYO, Japan - Five relatives of reporters Shinsuke Hashida, 61, and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, 33, who were reportedly killed in Iraq arrive at Narita airport May 29 to leave for Kuwait to identify the bodies. They are (from L to R) Ogawa's brother Shuji, his mother Yoko, Hashida's wife Yukiko, his son Daisuke and Ogawa's father Hiroshi. (Kyodo)

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10 Chinese return home from search for Japan kin

NARITA, Japan - Ten Chinese believed to have had Japanese parents wave as they leave Narita airport outside Tokyo on March 8 to return to China. A group of 10 believed to be war-displaced Japanese spent two weeks in Japan under a Japanese government-sponsored program to search for relatives. Only one of them, Zhao Guiqin, 61, managed to find her Japanese kin. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' kin leave for Geneva to attend U.N. session

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (L) and Sakie Yokota, whose family members were abducted to North Korea in late 1970s, leave Narita airport on April 20 to attend a meeting of the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in Geneva to resolve the abduction issue. Iizuka's sister Yaeko Taguchi was lured by North Korean agents from Miyazaki Prefecture at the age of 22 in 1978, while Yokota's daughter Megumi was abducted from Niigata Prefecture in 1977 at the age of 13. (Kyodo)

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100 mourners pay respects to centenarian twin Gin-san

NAGOYA, Japan - Two relatives of Gin Kanie, the celebrity twin who died of natural causes Feb. 28 at age 108, burn incense for her in a funeral in central Japan's Nagoya on March 2. About 100 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Kanie, who was known simply as ''Gin-san.'' Her twin sister Kin Narita, called ''Kin-san,'' died in January 2000 at age 107.

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Centenarian twin Gin-san dies at 108

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Gin Kanie (L), one of two twin sisters, who died of old age at 108 in the early hours of Feb. 28 at her home in Nagoya, and her sister Kin Narita, known as Kin-san, who died in January 2000 at age 107.

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More kin of Japanese victims of fire head to Austria

NARITA, Japan, - Relatives of six of the 10 Japanese nationals who died in a fire Nov. 11 in an Austrian funicular train leave Narita airport on Nov. 26 to claim the bodies. Tomoya Deguchi (L), an elder son of Okihiko Deguchi, a 42-year-old ski instructor who previously served as a demonstrator for the Ski Association of Japan, is one of the relatives.

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Kin-san's funeral service held

NAGOYA, Japan - A funeral service for Kin Narita, who was one of Japan's oldest twin sisters, is held at a memorial hall in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 26. Former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (R, bowing) is chief host of the memorial event. Kin-san, as she was popularly known, died Jan. 23 of heart failure at 107. She is survived by her twin sister, Gin Kanie, or Gin-san (3rd from L, sitting).

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Gin-san speaks to reporters following twin sister's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Gin Kanie speaks to reporters in deep sorrow at her home in Nagoya on Jan. 23 after her twin sister, Kin Narita, died earlier in the day at 107. Kin-san and Gin-san, as they are often called, are Japan's most famous twins. Kin-san, who was born Aug. 1, 1892, died of heart failure at her home in Nagoya.

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Kin-san of Japan's centenarian twin-sister fame dies+

NAGOYA, Japan - Kin Narita (R), one of Japan's eldest twin sisters, dies of heart failure at her home in Nagoya Jan. 23 morning at age 107. This is a file photo taken in December 1998 showing Kin-san, as Narita was popularly known in Japan, sharing a laugh with her sister, Gin-san, at Kin-san's home in Nagoya.

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Japanese 'war orphans' from China head for Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - A 20-member group of war-displaced Japanese from China shake hands with volunteer workers (at R) at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, before departing for the Narita airport on Nov. 15. They will return to China on Nov. 16. They arrived in Tokyo in early November and searched for their Japanese relatives but only one of them succeeded in locating kin.

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Japan's famous twins given gold and silver satchels

NAGOYA, Japan - Kin Narita (L) and Gin Kanie (R), Japan's famous 107-year-old twin sisters known as ''Kin-san'' and ''Gin-san,'' give big smiles Sept. 5 in Nagoya on being presented with gold and silver ''school satchels'' by a bag manufacturer in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture. ''Kin'' in Japanese means gold and ''gin'' silver, and Japanese children start their elementary school education at age 7.

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Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters ''Kin-san'' (C) and ''Gin-san,'' (R), who turned 107 on Aug. 1, receive a birthday gift of crickets from a post office in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. Miss Tsushima, Mari Miyazaki (L), handed the gift to Kin-san, or Kin Narita, and Gin-san, or Gin Kanie.