Japanese skipper of fishing boat captured by Russia returns home

NEMURO, Japan - Takashi Kawabata, the skipper of the fishing boat Zuisho Maru No. 38, arrives at Nemuro port in Hokkaido Prefecture on May 28, four months after being taken into custody by Russian border guard off Kunashiri, one of the four islands claimed Russia and Japan.

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