BY DAISUKE NISHIMURA CORRESPONDENT
A suspension bridge spans the Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok. The bridge, one of the largest of its kind worldwide, was built ahead of the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Vladivostok. Photo taken Sept. 3 (Daisuke Nishimura)
Vladivostok Mayor Igor Pushkaryov on Oct. 23 (Daisuke Nishimura)
VLADIVOSTOK -- The city government here intends to waive visa requirements for some foreign visitors, in recognition that the time and trouble it takes to obtain a visa from a Russian diplomatic mission puts off many potential tourists.