Russian court likely to rule on Japanese skipper Thursday: report

Russian court likely to rule on Japanese skipper Thursday: report

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Noboru Sakashita, a Japanese fishing boat skipper, looks at photographers from the building in Kunashiri Island on Sept. 17, where he has been detained for alleged poaching in Russian waters. A Russian court is expected to hand down a ruling on him on Sept. 21. (Pool photo)

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