Visa-free visit to Northern Territories

Visa-free visit to Northern Territories

NEMURO, Japan - Japanese visitors chat with a Russian resident (C) on the island of Shikotan, one of the Russian-administered islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on June 8, 2014, during a visa-free exchange program. The program started in 1992, while the territorial dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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