Ferry service to end between north Japan and Sakhalin

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Heart Land Ferry Co.'s ferryboat linking Wakkanai in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and Sakhalin in the Russian Far East is anchored at Wakkanai port on Aug. 13, 2014. The company announced the end of service between the two cities at the end of September due to a continuing deficit.

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