Japan protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands
Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.
President Vladimir Putin ed Russia’s far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory.
Putin ed Russia's far-eastern Kuril islands for first time, prompting protests by Japan, which also claims territory known as Northern Territories.
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