Russians from northern isles off Hokkaido leave Japan

Russians from northern isles off Hokkaido leave Japan

A group of 65 Russians from islands known as the Northern Territories by Japan and the Southern Kurils by Russia leave the Japanese port of Nemuro in Hokkaido on May 30, 2017. Under a bilateral visa-free exchange program from May 25, the Russians, mostly teachers and students, also visited Tokyo for exchanges with Japanese youth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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