Friendship house on Russian-held island converted into lodging facility

Friendship house on Russian-held island converted into lodging facility

Photo taken on July 24, 2023, shows a sports bar in a Japan-donated friendship facility on Russian-held Kunashiri Island off Hokkaido, northern Japan. The so-called Muneo House, named after Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki due to his involvement in the construction project, was converted into a commercial facility after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is currently being used as a lodging facility rather than a center for mutual exchanges as initially agreed by Japan and Russia.

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