Japanese ex-PM returns from controversial Crimea visit
TOKYO - A former Japanese prime minister returned to Tokyo on Saturday from a controversial trip to Crimea, made despite opposition from his country's current government.Yukio Hatoyama, who arrived at Narita airport near the capital, did not speak to journalists awaiting his return, but had said during his trip that life there was "happy" as he slammed Tokyo's position on Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.Tokyo joined the West in introducing sanctions against Russia for seizing Crimea from Ukraine last March.Hatoyama visited Crimea on Tuesday, saying he wanted to...
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