Waki appointed head of Chishima, Habomai residents' league

Kimio Waki, former mayor of Rausu town in Hokkaido, speaks at a meeting of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands Inc. in Sapporo on May 25, 2015, after he succeeded Toshio Koizumi as its director. The 91-year-old Koizumi, who led the group of former inhabitants of the islands in the Northern Territories for about 23 years, left the post due to his age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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