Crab are sorted and crated on a Russian fishing boat at the port in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan September 5, 2005.

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Wakkanai is a city located in Sōya, Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Soya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen. The Port of Wakkanai is a major deep-sea fishing port with a busy marine products industry. It is a center for fishing boats bringing in shellfish like crab, scallop, and sea urchin.

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Location: Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
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Keywords: boat, cooperation, crab, fishing, hokkaido, japan, ocean, port, russia, sea, seafood, trade, wakkanai