(2)Kawaguchi views disputed isles off Hokkaido from chopper

(2)Kawaguchi views disputed isles off Hokkaido from chopper

NEMURO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from R) poses for a photograph at Cape Nosappu in eastern Hokkaido on Aug. 23 after viewing the Russian-held islands off the prefecture by helicopter. Japan claims the sovereignty over the islands, collectively known in Japan as the Northern Territories.

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