Japan is going to launch Charter flights to the Kuril Islands
The government of Japan will launch Charter flights between the Northern island of Hokkaido and the southern Kuril Islands on the eve of the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Russia. It is reported by the Japanese newspaper “Yomiuri”.
Former inhabitants of the Kuril Islands come to the Islands to visit the graves of their ancestors. They can visit the southern Kuril Islands without a visa on a special ship. The Japanese government plans to expand visa-free visit to the Islands.
One of the options the possibility of air travel between the airport and Nakashibetsu near the city of Nemuro in Hokkaido and airports of Kunashir and Iturup — Mendeleevo and Clear.
Earlier it was reported that Japan is considering the date of the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Russia. It is expected that the visit will take place in April-may this year.
Before the President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Japan. During the visit was signed 12 inter-governmental documents, as well as the 68 documents on business projects. In early February the Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo is beginning the work of the Interdepartmental Council on joint economic activities on Southern Kuriles.