(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai (L), one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Dubai April 18. His brother Yosuke (R, back) went to Amman to meet him.

Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, and Shuichi Takato, brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, are driven in a car on arrival at Dubai airport on April 17. Noriaki and Nahoko were reunited with their kin later in the day along with another freed hostage, photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama.

(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Shuichi Takato (L) brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, and Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, walk into a Dubai hospital April 17 to meet their kin hospitalized there for medical checkups following release in Baghdad by an armed group.

(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), whose son Noriaki is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, and Yosuke Imai, Noriaki's elder brother, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 9.

Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, and Shuichi Takato, brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, are driven in a car on arrival at Dubai airport on April 17. Noriaki and Nahoko were reunited with their kin later in the day along with another freed hostage, photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama. (Kyodo)

3 Japanese hostages heading back to Japan

3 Japanese hostages heading back to Japan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai (3rd from L), photojournalist Soichiro Koriyama (2nd from L) and aid worker Nahoko Takato (2nd from R), former hostages in Iraq, head to a Dubai airport April 18 to return to Japan with Imai's brother Yosuke (L), Takato's brother Shuichi (3rd from R) and Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa (R). (Kyodo)

(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

(3)3 Japanese freed in Iraq arrive in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai (L), one of the three Japanese hostages released in Iraq, arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka from Dubai April 18. His brother Yosuke (R, back) went to Amman to meet him. (Kyodo)

(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai+

(2)Released Japanese hostages reunite with kin in Dubai+

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Shuichi Takato (L) brother of aid worker Nahoko Takato, and Yosuke Imai, brother of recent high school graduate Noriaki Imai, walk into a Dubai hospital April 17 to meet their kin hospitalized there for medical checkups following release in Baghdad by an armed group. (Kyodo)

(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), whose son Noriaki is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, and Yosuke Imai, Noriaki's elder brother, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 9. (Kyodo)