A group of former residents of the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to express their wishes to return to their hometowns.
They asked Abe to hand a letter of request to Russian President Vladimir Putin when the two meet Thursday in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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