Japanese living in Russia returns to Japan for 1st time in 67 yrs

Japanese living in Russia returns to Japan for 1st time in 67 yrs

SAPPORO, Japan - Yoshiteru Nakagawa (L), 79, a Japanese man who remained in Sakhalin after World War II and currently lives in southern Russia, has his tears wiped off by his 60-year-old sister Tomiko Orui on arriving at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to make a temporary visit to Japan for the first time in 67 years on July 2.

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