Shibetsu
We try the bizarre ‘Get Your Finger Chomped By A Sturgeon’ experience at a Hokkaido aquarium
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Katie Pask
Apr 11, 2023 - Tweet
Russian defector claims to have swam for 23 hours to Japan because “sick of Putin admin”
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Master Blaster
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- Japan, Russia
- (Hokkaido • immigration • Kunashir • refugees • Shibetsu • swimming • Vaas Feniks Nokard • Vladmir Putin)
Russian man who swam to Japan was reportedly kicked out of Japan in 2011 for visa violation
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Master Blaster
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The authorities probably know who he is, but now the question becomes what to do with him.
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- (crazy • disputed islands • Hokkaido • immigration • politics • Shibetsu • swimming • weird)
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