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Freed engineer expresses joy over reunion with wife

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mashimo (R), a Japanese engineer who was abducted in Yemen, gives a press conference at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 27, 2009. ''Joy welled up in my heart,'' Mashimo said, recalling the moment when he was reunited with his wife Kyoko (L).

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (C), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Yemeni man during a press conference in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Family members of the abducted engineer feel relieved

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Mashimo (L) speaks to reporters in front of her house in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2009, after her husband Takeo, who had been kidnapped in Yemen on Nov. 15, was freed, with her son Gen standing next to her. Takeo Mashimo, a 63-year-old engineer, and his Yemeni driver were seized by armed tribesmen while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of the capital Sanaa.

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (R), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen on Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Japanese Embassy official during a press conference in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo, 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, speaks to reporters in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa.

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Japan to host 2019 World Cup

DUBLIN, Ireland - Noboru Mashimo, chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, is all smiles after the International Rugby Board, meeting in Dublin, chose Japan as the host of the 2019 event on July 28. Japan will be the first Asian nation to host rugby's showcase event. Mashimo is seen here with the World Cup trophy.

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England, Japan to host 2015, 2019 World Cups

DUBLIN, Ireland - England Rugby Football Union Chairman Martyn Thomas and Noboru Mashimo, chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, show their delight after the International Rugby Board, meeting in Dublin, chose England and Japan as the hosts, respectively of the 2015 and 2019 World Cups on July 28.

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Family members of the abducted engineer feel relieved

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Mashimo (L) speaks to reporters in front of her house in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2009, after her husband Takeo, who had been kidnapped in Yemen on Nov. 15, was freed, with her son Gen standing next to her. Takeo Mashimo, a 63-year-old engineer, and his Yemeni driver were seized by armed tribesmen while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of the capital Sanaa. (Kyodo)

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (C), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Yemeni man during a press conference in the capital Sanna on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa. (Kyodo)

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo, 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen Nov. 15, speaks to reporters in the capital Sanna on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa. (Kyodo)

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Abducted Japanese engineer freed in Yemen: Japan embassy

SANAA, Yemen - Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo (R), 63, who was kidnapped by armed tribesmen on Nov. 15, shakes hands with a Japanese Embassy official during a press conference in the capital Sanna on Nov. 23, 2009, after being freed. Mashimo and his Yemeni driver were seized while traveling to the town of Arhab, several dozen kilometers north of Sanaa. (Kyodo)

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Freed engineer expresses joy over reunion with wife

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mashimo (R), a Japanese engineer who was abducted in Yemen, gives a press conference at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 27, 2009. ''Joy welled up in my heart,'' Mashimo said, recalling the moment when he was reunited with his wife Kyoko (L). (Kyodo)