James D.J. Brown is a professor of political science at Temple University's Japan campus in Tokyo.
Eight thousand kilometers separate the four islands off the north coast of Hokkaido known as the Northern Territories from the Black Sea's Crimean Peninsula. One is a chilly archipelago known for persistent fog. The other has a subtropical climate and historic vineyards.
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