President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday (Aug 13), prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory. Russian-Japanese relations have long been strained by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and seized by the Soviet Union in 1945. #japannews #japan #russia #russianews
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