Japan's northern city of Nemuro has close ties with Russia

A shop near Hanasaki port in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido displays the names of its products in Russian on windows on Dec. 15, 2016. The city of Nemuro, close to four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, is frequented by Russian sailors, with 340 of the 341 foreign trading ships that entered Hanasaki port in 2015 having been Russian. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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