Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles
The Etopirika is intended for use for the program.“It is extremely regrettable that we remain unable to visit our home islands,” Yuzo Matsumoto, 85, who is from the island of Etorofu and who heads an association of former residents, said at the ceremony. He expressed hopes that he and others would be able to visit the graves of their ancestors again as soon as possible. “I can’t land on the Northern Territories because they were taken by Russia, but I will do my best to pass on my grandfather’s thoughts to the future,” said 12-year-old Tomoki Kimura, a sixth grader from Tokyo.
- ▪The Etopirika is intended for use for the program.“It is extremely regrettable that we remain unable to visit our home islands,” Yuzo Matsumoto, 85, who is from the island of Etorofu and who heads an association of former residents, said at
- ▪He expressed hopes that he and others would be able to visit the graves of their ancestors again as soon as possible.
- ▪“I can’t land on the Northern Territories because they were taken by Russia, but I will do my best to pass on my grandfather’s thoughts to the future,” said 12-year-old Tomoki Kimura, a sixth grader from Tokyo.
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