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Chimura father wants to visit N. Korea to meet grandchildren

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, the father of Yasushi Chimura now back in Japan after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, tells reporters at his home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 31 he wants to travel to Pyongyang to see his grandchildren there if Japanese government officials accompany him. Yasushi has three children still in Pyongyang. (Pool photo)

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Father to force Chimura to speak about 8 on dead abductee list

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 but is now back in Japan, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. He said said he will force his son to ''tell the truth'' about eight Japanese abductees listed by Pyongyang as dead when his grandchildren come to Japan from the communist state.

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Abductees' kin rejoice at gov't announcement

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura (L), whose son Yasushi was abducted to North Korea in 1978 and is currently visiting Japan, and Yuko Hamamoto, Yasushi's brother-in-law, rejoice Oct. 24 after Tokyo announced that Yasushi, his wife and three other abductees who returned to Japan will not go back to North Korea.

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(7)5 returnees arrive in hometowns in Fukui, Niigata

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R), who was abducted to North Korea, dines with his father Tamotsu (L) and relatives at his family's home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 17 during a temporary visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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(4)Abductees glad to be in homeland

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (2nd from L) and Fukie Hamamoto (2nd from R) are seated at a joint news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 15, flanked by Chimura's father Tamotsu (L) and Hamamoto's brother Yuko (R).

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(3)5 abductees to N. Korea reunited with families

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his father Tamotsu join hands at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 15 after Chimura arrived from Pyongyang. Chimura and four other Japanese nationals, all abducted to North Korea in 1978, returned to Japan for a temporary homecoming.

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(3)Abductees, kin embrace after 24 years

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura holds his father Tamotsu on arriving at Haneda airport for temporary homecoming from North Korea on Oct. 15.

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(2)Joy, doubt grip kin of 5 abductees on news of homecoming

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, 75, informed of his son Yasushi's temporary homecoming from North Korea, speaks to reporters at his home in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 9. ''Even if you say five survivors, why aren't the children included?'' Tamotsu said.

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(7)5 returnees arrive in hometowns in Fukui, Niigata

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R), who was abducted to North Korea, dines with his father Tamotsu (L) and relatives at his family's home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 17 during a temporary visit to Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)Joy, doubt grip kin of 5 abductees on news of homecoming

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, 75, informed of his son Yasushi's temporary homecoming from North Korea, speaks to reporters at his home in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 9. ''Even if you say five survivors, why aren't the children included?'' Tamotsu said. (Kyodo)

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Chimura father wants to visit N. Korea to meet grandchildren

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, the father of Yasushi Chimura now back in Japan after being abducted to North Korea in 1978, tells reporters at his home in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 31 he wants to travel to Pyongyang to see his grandchildren there if Japanese government officials accompany him. Yasushi has three children still in Pyongyang. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(7)Abductees, kin embrace after 24 years

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura holds his father Tamotsu on arriving at Haneda airport for temporary homecoming from North Korea on Oct. 15. (Kyodo)

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Death of N. Korean abduction victim's father

File photo taken in June 2003 shows Tamotsu Chimura (R), whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and returned to Japan in 2002 with four other abductees. Chimura died on July 10, 2020, aged 93.

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Death of N. Korean abduction victim's father

File photo taken in February 2004 shows Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and returned to Japan in 2002 with four other abductees. Chimura died on July 10, 2020, aged 93.

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Death of N. Korean abduction victim's father

File photo taken in November 2003 shows Tamotsu Chimura (R), whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korea in 1978 and returned to Japan in 2002 with four other abductees, speaking in Oji, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Chimura died on July 10, 2020, at age 93.

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Death of N. Korean abduction victim's father

File photo taken in October 2002 shows Tamotsu Chimura (R), whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korea in 1978, speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, about a week after his son's return to Japan with four other abductees. Chimura died on July 10, 2020, at age 93.

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Death of N. Korean abduction victim's father

File photo taken in October 2002 shows Tamotsu Chimura (L) welcoming back his abducted son Yasushi from North Korea at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Chimura died on July 10, 2020 at age 93.

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Father to force Chimura to speak about 8 on dead abductee list

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura, whose son Yasushi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978 but is now back in Japan, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. He said said he will force his son to ''tell the truth'' about eight Japanese abductees listed by Pyongyang as dead when his grandchildren come to Japan from the communist state. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' kin rejoice at gov't announcement

OBAMA, Japan - Tamotsu Chimura (L), whose son Yasushi was abducted to North Korea in 1978 and is currently visiting Japan, and Yuko Hamamoto, Yasushi's brother-in-law, rejoice Oct. 24 after Tokyo announced that Yasushi, his wife and three other abductees who returned to Japan will not go back to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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(3)Abductees, kin embrace after 24 years

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura holds his father Tamotsu on arriving at Haneda airport for temporary homecoming from North Korea on Oct. 15. (Kyodo)

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(3)5 abductees to N. Korea reunited with families

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his father Tamotsu join hands at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 15 after Chimura arrived from Pyongyang. Chimura and four other Japanese nationals, all abducted to North Korea in 1978, returned to Japan for a temporary homecoming. (Kyodo)