Ex-islanders welcome start of air trips to disputed isles

Ex-islanders welcome start of air trips to disputed isles

Former residents of disputed isles off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido attend a press conference in Nemuro on April 28, 2017, welcoming an agreement between Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow them to travel to the isles by air to visit their ancestors' graves. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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