Japan’s police revealed new details of the incident with a citizen of Russia, who sailed to the island of Hokkaido from Kunashir Island. This is reported by Sapporo TV TV channel with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the information of the Japanese media, on the shore in the area of the village of Sibetsu was found by a hydrocarditory, in which a man may arrived. It is noted that this place is located in six kilometers from where a foreigner arrived in Japan was first discovered.
Earlier, the Russian embassy in Japan demanded access to a Russian citizen who sailed from the island of Kunashir to Hokkaido to provide him with diplomatic protection. According to the information of the migration authorities of Japan, we are talking about the Russian citizen Vaas Phoenix Nocarde. In turn, the Russian Embassy requires the Japanese side to allow employees of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sapporo.
About Russian, who sailed to Japan, became known on August 20. On August 21, the Japanese police stated that the citizen intends to deal with the past of asylum to the authorities of the third country. What state is we talking about, they did not specify in the department.
Tokyo, Tokyo, considers Kunashir Islands, Shikotan, ITUURUP and Habmioma to its territory and requires Russia to recognize Japanese sovereignty over the territories. The authorities refer to bilateral tract about trade and borders of 1855. At the same time, Moscow does not recognize the fact of the territorial dispute itself with Japan.