3,000 pledge more efforts for return of Russian-held islands

3,000 pledge more efforts for return of Russian-held islands

NEMURO, Japan - About 3,000 people from 129 organizations from across Japan shout in Russian ''Return the four islands to Japan'' in a rally held in Nemuro, eastern Hokkaido, on Oct. 1. The rally is the largest ever staged by groups working for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido -- Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan islands and the Habomai group of islets.

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