Japan Begins Issuing Passports to 5 Abductees Back from DPRK

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Japan Begins Issuing Passports to 5 Abductees Back from DPRK

The Japanese authorities began Friday issuing passports to five Japanese who were abducted to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and are now in Japan on a brief homecoming visit.

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The Japanese authorities began Friday issuing passports to five Japanese who were abducted to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and are now in Japan on a brief homecoming visit.

One of the five, Yasushi Chimura, received his passport Friday, while his wife Fukie Hamamoto will be given hers later in the day, Japan's Kyodo News reported.

Chimura and Hamamoto, both aged 47, submitted applications for passports on Thursday, upon returning to their hometown of Obama in Fukui Prefecture.

The authorities also plan to issue passports for the three others now in their hometowns in Niigata Prefecture.

Of the three abductees, one have applied for a passport while the other two plan to apply for passports soon, Kyodo said.

The five abductees arrived in Japan Tuesday afternoon from Pyongyang for a temporary visit.

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