We Are Tomodachi Japan and Russia Edition 2016

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13Toyama Pref.Fushiki-Toyama PortSea of JapanSouth KoreaNorth KoreaChinaRussiaJapanVladivostok4,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,000500020052006200720082009201020112012201320142015330412519624918673844929176031502548(TEU*)*TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent unit, a measurement of volume based on a standard container length. Containers Imported or Exported on the Russian Far East Route Via Fushiki-Toyama Port1. In 2004, a row of Japanese cherry trees were planted in Vladivostok at the initiative of Toyama Prefecture. 2. A graph showing the number of containers for the Russian Far East route handled at Fushiki-Toyama Port. The number has increased greatly since Fushiki-Toyama was made the last port of call, and it is now 7.7 times what it was 10 years ago. 3. Young Japanese and Russian athletes pose at a Sea of Japan regional inter–high school athletics meet held in Vladivostok in 2014. These regional meets have been held annually since 1993, hosted in turn by Toyama Prefecture, Russia’s Primorsky Krai, South Korea’s Gangwon Province, and China’s Liaoning Province, with the aim of promoting friendship through sports. 4. The 2016 Northeast Asia Environmental Partners Forum in Toyama. This forum brought together environmental specialists from Japan, Russia, and other countries. The attendants adopted the “Declaration for Environmental Partnership in Toyama,” calling for active contributions in addressing environmental issues and for use of the NEAR framework. Looking at this map rotated from the usual orientation, we can see that Toyama Bay is at the focal point of the fan-shaped Sea of Japan. The distance from Fushiki-Toyama Port to Vladivostok is about 830 kilometers (520 miles). Ships can travel between the two ports in two days. The Sea of Japan region encompasses Japan, Russia, China, South Korea, and North Korea.1324

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