Kim Young Nam's family leaves for 1st reunion in 28 years

Kim Young Nam's family leaves for 1st reunion in 28 years

SOKCHO, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L) and Kim Young Ja, mother and older sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean victim of North Korea's abduction, leave the northeastern port city of Sokcho on June 28 for a reunion with their respective son and brother for the first time in 28 years. Kim is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota.

Abductee's mother on way to meet son

Abductee's mother on way to meet son

SOKCHO, South Korea - South Korea's Choi Gye Wol (C), the mother of Kim Young Nam, abducted by North Korea and believed to be the husband of Japanese victim of N. Korean abduction Megumi Yokota, and Kim's sister, Kim Young Ja (2nd from R), arrive at Sokcho in the country northeast on June 27 on their way to meet with Kim Young Nam as part of a special reunion between separated families and relatives to be held at the North's Mt. Kumgang.

Kim Young Nam's family leaves for 1st reunion in 28 years

Kim Young Nam's family leaves for 1st reunion in 28 years

SOKCHO, South Korea - Choi Gye Wol (L) and Kim Young Ja, mother and older sister of Kim Young Nam, a South Korean victim of North Korea's abduction, leave the northeastern port city of Sokcho on June 28 for a reunion with their respective son and brother for the first time in 28 years. Kim is believed to be the husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota. (Kyodo)

Abductee's mother on way to meet son

Abductee's mother on way to meet son

SOKCHO, South Korea - South Korea's Choi Gye Wol (C), the mother of Kim Young Nam, abducted by North Korea and believed to be the husband of Japanese victim of N. Korean abduction Megumi Yokota, and Kim's sister, Kim Young Ja (2nd from R), arrive at Sokcho in the country northeast on June 27 on their way to meet with Kim Young Nam as part of a special reunion between separated families and relatives to be held at the North's Mt. Kumgang. (Kyodo)

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

Hwang U Sok (L), a South Korean who was separated from his family by the 1950-1953 Korean War, rides a bus from Sokcho, South Korea, on Aug. 20, 2018 to attend an event for temporary family reunions being held at resort in Mt. Kumgang in North Korea's northeast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

Hwang U Sok, a South Korean who was separated from his family by the 1950-1953 Korean War, leaves his hotel in Sokcho, South Korea, on Aug. 20, 2018 to attend an event for temporary family reunions being held at resort in Mt. Kumgang in North Korea's northeast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

2 Koreas resume reunions of divided families

A bus carrying people heading for a reunion with family members they were separated from by the 1950-53 Korean War is seen off in Sokcho, South Korea, on Aug. 20, 2018. Temporary reunions of the divided families will be held at a resort in Mt. Kumgang, North Korea's northeast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo