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Japanese abductees before 10th anniv. of return home

NIIGATA, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L) and his wife Yukiko, two of the five Japanese abductees repatriated to Japan from North Korea on Oct. 15, 2002, hold a press conference in the city hall of Kashiwazaki on the Sea of Japan coast in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 13, 2012, ahead of the 10th anniversary of their return home.

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Abductee thanks friend for advice upon 2002 return from N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows five abduction victims -- Yasushi Chimura (R front), his wife Fukie (C front), Kaoru Hasuike and his wife Yukiko (center), and Hitomi Soga (upper left) -- returning to Japan from North Korea at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 15, 2002.

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Ex-abductee Soga voices gratitude for support

SADO, Japan - Former abductee Hitomi Soga speaks at a news conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17 as she marks the fifth anniversary of her repatriation from North Korea. Soga and four other Japanese abductees, abducted by North Korean agents in three separate cases in 1978 from Niigata and Fukui prefectures, were repatriated to Japan on Oct. 15, 2002.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka emphasizes learning from mistakes

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, stresses the importance of learning from one's mistakes in a lecture he gave in Kyoto on Oct. 15. On his research achievements, Tanaka told the audience of more than 1,000, ''I have always repeated to myself, 'Every failure is a stepping stone to success'.''

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Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., shakes hands Oct. 15 with company engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, at the company's head office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. Yajima said Shimadzu will set up a research institute to commemorate Tanaka's winning the prize.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka emphasizes learning from mistakes

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, stresses the importance of learning from one's mistakes in a lecture he gave in Kyoto on Oct. 15. On his research achievements, Tanaka told the audience of more than 1,000, ''I have always repeated to myself, 'Every failure is a stepping stone to success'.'' (Kyodo)

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(1)Shigeru Yokota releases photos of Kim Hye Gyong

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), one of five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 who returned to Japan just a year ago, is seen embracing Kim Hye Gyong, daughter of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13, at Pyongyang International Airport on Oct. 15, 2002 just before leaving for Japan with four other abductees. The photo, taken by the Japanese government, was released by Yokota's father, Shigeru Yokota, on Oct. 15, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Nobel winner Kajita expresses gratitude to old teacher

Japanese scientist Takaaki Kajita (L), co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, meets with Masatoshi Koshiba, a 2002 Nobel Prize Physics laureate, in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2015. In their first meeting since Kajita was named winner of the prize, Kajita expressed his gratitude to his former professor for his long-term support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel winner Kajita expresses gratitude to old teacher

Japanese scientist Takaaki Kajita (L), co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, meets with Masatoshi Koshiba, a 2002 Nobel Prize Physics laureate, in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2015. In their first meeting since Kajita was named winner of the prize, Kajita expressed his gratitude to his former professor for his long-term support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel physics laureate Kajita grateful for mentor's teachings

Japanese scientist Takaaki Kajita (L), co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, and his former teacher Masatoshi Koshiba, a 2002 Nobel Physics Prize laureate, pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2015, after their first meeting since Kajita was named winner of the honor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-abductee Soga voices gratitude for support

SADO, Japan - Former abductee Hitomi Soga speaks at a news conference in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 17 as she marks the fifth anniversary of her repatriation from North Korea. Soga and four other Japanese abductees, abducted by North Korean agents in three separate cases in 1978 from Niigata and Fukui prefectures, were repatriated to Japan on Oct. 15, 2002. (Kyodo)

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Heisei: Abductees by N. Korea

Five Japanese abducted by North Korea during the 1970s -- Yasushi Chimura (front R), his wife Fukie (front C), Kaoru Hasuike (C, R), his wife Yukiko (C, L), and Hitomi Soga (upper L) -- arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 15, 2002. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Yokota releases photos of Kim Hye Gyong

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Hye Gyong (2nd from L), Megumi Yokota's daughter, and the husband (R) and two daughters of Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 who returned to Japan a year ago, see off Soga and four other abductees leaving for Japan on Oct. 15, 2002. The photo taken by the Japanese government was released Oct. 15, 2003, by Shigeru Yokota, the father of Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yokota releases photos of Kim Hye Gyong

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike (L), one of five Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 who returned to Japan a year ago, bids farewell to Kim Hye Gyong, whose mother Megumi Yokota was abducted by N. Korea in 1977 at the age of 13, at Pyongyang International Airport just before leaving for Japan on Oct. 15, 2002. The photo, taken by the Japanese government, was released by Shigeru Yokota, Kim's grandfather, on Oct. 15, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., shakes hands Oct. 15 with company engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, at the company's head office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. Yajima said Shimadzu will set up a research institute to commemorate Tanaka's winning the prize. (Kyodo)