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元島民ら、北方領土を上空慰霊 ６年ぶり、３４人が参加―北海道
北方領土の上空慰霊で、チャーター機内で手を合わせる国後島元島民の田畑クニさんと娘の星ひとみさん、３１日午前北方領土の元島民らがチャーター機で北方四島周辺を飛行し、上空から先祖を供養する「上空慰霊」が３１日、始まった。 Former residents of Russian-held islands called the Northern Territories in Japan took a chartered flight Saturday to fly near the northwestern Pacific islands so that they can pay respect to their ancestors from above.
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