Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike, two of the five abductees repatriated from North Korea in 2002, arrived back in their hometown in Niigata Prefecture on Sunday along with their son and daughter with whom they were reunited the night before for the first time in 19 months.
During a news conference in Kashiwazaki, the 46-year-old Hasuike said his daughter, Pak Yong Hwa, 22, has the Japanese name Shigeyo, and that his son, Pak Ki Hyok, 19, is named Katsuya in Japanese.
He said he gave them their Japanese names when they were born in North Korea.
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