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Russian envoy to Japan speaks in Oita

OITA, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev delivers a lecture in Oita City on May 21, 2014.

Japanese judoist Yamashita gets Russian

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (L) presents Yasuhiro Yamashita, vice president of the All Japan Judo Federation and a gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with a friendship decoration in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, for his contribution to Japan-Russia exchanges through sports.

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Russian ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev is interviewed by Kyodo News at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on March 7, 2014.

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Russian envoy Afanasiev

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev gives a speech in Tokyo on May 16, 2013.

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Japan conveys concern over reported China-Russia arms sales

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) meets Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (R) at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on March 26, 2013. Onodera expressed concern over a report that China will purchase state-of-the-art Su-35 fighter jets and Lada-class submarines from Russia, government officials said.

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New Russian envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Evgeny Afanasiev, Russia's new ambassador to Japan, holds a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 6, 2012.

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Russian envoy to Japan visits Hiroshima

Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (L) speaks with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 14, 2015. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have lodged protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks that he was ready to bring nuclear weapons into a state of alert last year when Russia was annexing Crimea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian envoy visits Hiroshima after rejecting protest at nuke remark

Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (C) offers flowers at a memorial cenotaph to atomic-bomb victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on April 14, 2015. Afanasiev visited the city after having rejected protests lodged by Hiroshima and Nagasaki against Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks that Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert during the 2014 Crimean crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian envoy visits Hiroshima after rejecting protest at nuke remark

Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui shake hands after their meeting at the Hiroshima city hall on April 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo