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Japan, Russia sign fishing deal despite Ukraine tensions

FILE PHOTO: Russian salmon are displayed at a fish store, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Nemuro on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Leussink/File Photo

Japan and Russia struck a deal on Tokyo's fishing quota to catch salmon and trout born in Russian rivers, Japan's fisheries agency said on Saturday, despite worsening ties over the crisis in Ukraine.

With Russo-Japanese relations unravelling, the fate of annual talks between the two governments this year overshadowed the livelihood of Japanese fishermen in northern regions around disputed islands.

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