Japanese vessel on aid mission arrives back in Nemuro

Japanese vessel on aid mission arrives back in Nemuro

KUSHIRO, Japan - A chartered vessel on a humanitarian mission to four disputed Russian-held islands returns to Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29 after Japan canceled the mission before arriving at one of the islands over the issue of submitting disembarkation cards.

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