This month, a Russian man was found in Shibetsu, eastern Hokkaido, who said he had swam from Kunashiri Island in the Northern Territories.
Immigration officials continue to consider responding to the man's request for asylum and refusing to meet with the Russian side.
On the 19th of this month, a neighbor found a Russian man in trouble in Shibetsu, Eastern Hokkaido, and contacted the police.
When I heard the story at the police station, he explained that he had swam from Kunashiri Island in the northern territories and that he wanted to asylum.
The man was seen on a security camera installed in the town around 8 am on the 19th, and at around 9:30 am, he was witnessed buying drinks and clothing at a mass retailer in the town. ..
However, the distance from Kunashiri Island to Shibetsu Town is about 24 km in a straight line across the sea, and it is unknown how it actually crossed, and even after a week, the Sapporo Regional Immigration Bureau talked to him. I'm investigating what I'm listening to.
The Russian embassy in Japan announced a comment on SNS, stating that "the man is Mr. Nocardo, a Russian, according to the Japanese immigration authorities."
On the other hand, according to the Consulate-General of Russia in Sapporo, although he requested the immigration authorities to visit a man, he was not recognized as "the man himself refused to visit."
In response to NHK's interview, the Sapporo Regional Immigration Bureau said, "I can't answer individual cases." It seems to judge.