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A Russian guy, Vaas Feniks Nokard (39), who swam 24km from an island of Kuril's to Hokkaido to exile in last August says "My decision was correct" yesterday.


Source: ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp1z3o7ZoyM

Vaas Feniks Nokard

Mysteries remain a month after Russian man reportedly swam to Hokkaido - The Mainichi

NEMURO, Hokkaido -- The Mainichi Shimbun followed the tracks of a 38-year-old man who claims he swam from Kunashiri Island, one of the four disputed i
mainichi.jp
 
According to his testimony introduced on August 25, 2021,
He worked for FSB to provide information about Japan and S.Korea.
He was tired of it and moved to Kunashiri Island 3 years ago.
As he had known FSB would come to his island, he felt threat and left the island to exile this time.


Source: ★国後島から来たロシア人・面会取材一問一答～改名・パスポート没収の画像

Other sources tell -
With no passport, he attempted escape for Poland in the summer of 2021
He forged his own ID documents in Thai and Bali a decade ago...

Japanese authorities were going to deport him sooner or later.
 
GrauGeist said:
Could it be a Chinese "weather balloon" carrying an instrument package?
Doubtful it's origins are the U.S., as the jet stream travels west to east over the Pacific.
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There is a USAF base in Misawa in NE Japan. I believe Shinpachi thought the balloons might have been based there. I went to the air museum there. It is very nice.
 
sotaro said:
There is a USAF base in Misawa in NE Japan. I believe Shinpachi thought the balloons might have been based there. I went to the air museum there. It is very nice.
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Yes, I had doubted Misawa

Another JGSDF's vehicle has fallen from a bridge earlier today with one injured.
When the military tension rises, there seem to be more accidents IMO.


Source: 高島市 自衛隊トラックが転落 １人重体
 
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