Japanese visitors to Russian-held islands

Japanese participants on a visa-free trip visit a sports facility on Kunashiri Island on Aug. 24, 2018, that opened the previous year. Soviet troops seized Kunashiri and three 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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