Japanese visitors to Russian-held islands

(From R) Chizuko Yamaguchi, Osamu Okada and Kakeru Nemoto visit a Japanese graveyard on Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, on Aug. 24, 2018. Soviet troops seized Kunashiri and the other islands at the end of World War II and the Russian government has allowed a limited number of Japanese to make visa-free visits to the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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