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Japanese woman returns from visit to son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters at Niigata airport on March 13 after returning from a weeklong visit to North Korea to see her son Takeshi. Tomoe visited her 53-year-old son, who went missing while fishing in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, during her 17th visit to North Korea.

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Terakoshi leaves Japan, bids farewell to mother

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L), a Japanese who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in the early 1960s and has since lived in North Korea, shakes hands with his 71-year-old mother, Tomoe, before leaving Narita airport on the afternoon of Oct. 12 for North Korea after his first homecoming visit to Japan in 39 years. Terakoshi, 53, who disappeared from the Sea of Japan 39 years ago as a boy and is now a resident of Pyongyang, bid farewell in Japanese, saying, ''Mother, take care.'' (Kyodo News)

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Terakoshi visits family grave in Japan

HAKUI, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R), on a homecoming visit from North Korea for the first time since he disappeared 39 years ago, and his mother Tomoe visit their family grave in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 7.

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Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R) and his mother Tomoe shop at a men's clothing store in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 5. He returned to Japan for a temporary visit after 39 years living in North Korea. He went missing in 1963 while fishing in the Sea of Japan.

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Japanese man visits hometown after 39 years in N. Korea

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi, a Japanese man who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan 39 years ago and has since lived in North Korea, is presented with flowers by his kin on arrival for a visit to his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Oct. 4. Accompanying him is his 71-year-old mother Tomoe.

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Terakoshi returns to Japan after 39 yrs in N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L) is greeted by his mother Tomoe Terakoshi (C) at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 3 on his first return to Japan in 39 years from North Korea. Terakoshi went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and has since lived in N. Korea.

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Japanese son in N. Korea may return soon: Mori says

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Tomoe Terakoshi (R), come out of a Tokyo hotel after their meeting Sept. 4. Mori said that Teranishi's son, Terakoshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, may return for a visit to Japan by the end of the month as a member of a North Korean labor union delegation.

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Japanese woman returns from reunion with son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi returns to Niigata port on a freighter from North Korea on Sept. 4 after a reunion with her son Takeshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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(1)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters before she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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(2)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi (2nd from L) waves a handkerchief at her relatives as she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi leaves her Kanazawa home Aug. 20 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang.

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Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi leaves her Kanazawa home Aug. 20 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Japanese woman returns from visit to son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters at Niigata airport on March 13 after returning from a weeklong visit to North Korea to see her son Takeshi. Tomoe visited her 53-year-old son, who went missing while fishing in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, during her 17th visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi returns to Japan after 39 yrs in N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L) is greeted by his mother Tomoe Terakoshi (C) at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 3 on his first return to Japan in 39 years from North Korea. Terakoshi went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and has since lived in N. Korea. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi leaves Japan, bids farewell to mother

NARITA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (L), a Japanese who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in the early 1960s and has since lived in North Korea, shakes hands with his 71-year-old mother, Tomoe, before leaving Narita airport on the afternoon of Oct. 12 for North Korea after his first homecoming visit to Japan in 39 years. Terakoshi, 53, who disappeared from the Sea of Japan 39 years ago as a boy and is now a resident of Pyongyang, bid farewell in Japanese, saying, ''Mother, take care.'' (Kyodo News)

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(2)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi (2nd from L) waves a handkerchief at her relatives as she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japanese woman leaves for N. Korea to see son

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi speaks to reporters before she leaves the port of Niigata on a freighter Aug. 21 for North Korea to see her son Takeshi Terakoshi, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi visits family grave in Japan

HAKUI, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R), on a homecoming visit from North Korea for the first time since he disappeared 39 years ago, and his mother Tomoe visit their family grave in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 7. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi goes shopping in his native Ishikawa Prefecture

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi (R) and his mother Tomoe shop at a men's clothing store in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 5. He returned to Japan for a temporary visit after 39 years living in North Korea. He went missing in 1963 while fishing in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese man visits hometown after 39 years in N. Korea

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takeshi Terakoshi, a Japanese man who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan 39 years ago and has since lived in North Korea, is presented with flowers by his kin on arrival for a visit to his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Oct. 4. Accompanying him is his 71-year-old mother Tomoe. (Kyodo)

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Japanese woman returns from reunion with son in N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Tomoe Terakoshi returns to Niigata port on a freighter from North Korea on Sept. 4 after a reunion with her son Takeshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Japanese son in N. Korea may return soon: Mori says

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Tomoe Terakoshi (R), come out of a Tokyo hotel after their meeting Sept. 4. Mori said that Teranishi's son, Terakoshi, 52, who went missing while fishing in the Sea of Japan in 1963 and now lives in Pyongyang, may return for a visit to Japan by the end of the month as a member of a North Korean labor union delegation. (Kyodo)