business leaders from hokkaido are visiting the russian province of sakhalin, led by governor harumi takahashi. she told local officials, hokkaido has advanced technology for agriculture in lower temperatures. she said russian farmers could use it to harvest fresh vegetables all year-round. she showed how a company in hokkaido helped a russian farmer grow cucumbers by donating a greenhouse. >> translator: we hope to make use of hokkaido's strong geographical and historical ties with sakhalin, to widen our areas of exchange. >> sakhalin's vice governor said his province's trade with japan has increased every year. he said he would like to import more farm products and export more liquefied natural gas. >>> the civil war in syria shows no sign of ending. millions of people have fled for their lives. a syrian man living in japan has started a grassroots campaign to help them. nhk world's ryosaku sagishima has more. >> reporter: it's prayer time in central japan. this mosque was founded last year by salim. his aim was to create a network for syrian refugees. salim came from syria ten yea

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