It seems unlikely to be an accident that they're measuring the length of Japan using an island (Etorofu/Iturup) that has been controlled by the Soviet Union and Russia since 1945 but is still claimed by Japan.
For those who find it difficult to imagine the entire length of the front line of the rus-Ukraine war, this is:
distance from Barcelona to Warsaw;
almost the entire length of the US border with Mexico;
distance from Etorofu to Nagasaki in Japan;
distance from moscow to The Hague.
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Not surprising.
The closest thing I've seen to that is the international departures schedule at Shin-Chitose (on a fixed poster, not dynamic!). Plus the set of languages on the signs in the airport...
(Photos from 2015-10-31.)
Oct 24, 2022 · 12:48 AM UTC
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