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Soga attends high school reunion

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (C), who was abducted to North Korea in 1978, chats with friends Oct. 18 at a high school class reunion on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, during her first homecoming since the abduction.

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Soga receives diploma in Sado

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (R), one of the five Japanese nationals on their first homecoming since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, receives a graduation diploma from principal Kunihiro Fujiki of the prefectural Sado High School on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 18 at a makeshift ''graduation ceremony'' at a Niigata hotel. Soga was a 19-year-old student at the school at the time of her abduction.

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Soga's alma mater issues diploma

MANO, Japan - Sado High School in Niigata Prefecture issued a diploma Oct. 16 for Hitomi Soga, 43, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea who returned to Japan on Oct. 15 for a visit. Soga was kidnapped at the age of 19 in 1978, while taking part-time courses at the school. She is expected to accept the certificate on Oct. 17 when she visits her hometown of Mano.

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Hitomi Soga talks about N. Korea abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, one of the five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, speaks to junior high school students in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 26, 2022. Soga voiced concern that the abduction issue might be forgotten as a thing of the past.

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Hitomi Soga talks about N. Korea abduction issue

Hitomi Soga, one of the five Japanese abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, speaks to junior high school students in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 26, 2022. Soga voiced concern that the abduction issue might be forgotten as a thing of the past.

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Soga attends high school reunion

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (C), who was abducted to North Korea in 1978, chats with friends Oct. 18 at a high school class reunion on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, during her first homecoming since the abduction. (Kyodo)

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Soga's alma mater issues diploma

MANO, Japan - Sado High School in Niigata Prefecture issued a diploma Oct. 16 for Hitomi Soga, 43, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea who returned to Japan on Oct. 15 for a visit. Soga was kidnapped at the age of 19 in 1978, while taking part-time courses at the school. She is expected to accept the certificate on Oct. 17 when she visits her hometown of Mano. (Kyodo)

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Soga receives diploma in Sado

SADO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (R), one of the five Japanese nationals on their first homecoming since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, receives a graduation diploma from principal Kunihiro Fujiki of the prefectural Sado High School on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 18 at a makeshift ''graduation ceremony'' at a Niigata hotel. Soga was a 19-year-old student at the school at the time of her abduction. (Kyodo)