President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and seized by the So»»»

Japanese PM says Putin’s visit to the Pacific island chain, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, is ‘unacceptable’. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has paid his first-ever visit to a Russian-administered island chain in the Pacific that is also claimed by Japan, drawing condemnation from Tokyo. Pu»»»

MOSCOW, Aug 13 — President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting a 'strong' protest by Japan which also claims the territory. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by tensions over the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Terri»»»

Russian president Vladimir Putin tastes caviar at the Yasny fish processing factory on Iturup, one of four Russian-held islands also claimed by Japan.(AFP pic) MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin visited Thursday Russia’s far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time, prompting a “strong” protest by Ja»»»