
Putin's visit to the Southern Kuril Islands triggered protests in Japan, and the Russian military exercise set the final note
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The Southern Kurils are the focus of a long-standing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan, and Putin's recent visit to the islands triggered a strong reaction from Japan.
(Central News Agency, Moscow, comprehensive foreign news report on the 20th) The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that the Pacific Fleet is conducting exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk around the Southern Kuril Islands and other places, "locking on imaginary enemy ships and launching missiles." Although Russia had predicted that the drill would be held, Japan's Foreign Ministry still protested. ...(full article)
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Territorial disputes between Russia and Japan will continue to heat up
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