Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed islands

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Japan has lodged a strong protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup, one of the disputed Kuril islands. Russian state media reported that Putin visited the island, which Japan claims as its inherent territory historically and under international law. This visit exacerbates the decades-long dispute over the Kuril islands, which has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty since World War Two. The islands, administered by Russia, were annexed by the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two. During his visit, Putin reportedly interacted with locals and sampled local produce.

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The islands are inherently Japanese territory both historically and under international law.

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Japan strongly protests Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to a disputed island chain.

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At the end of World War Two, the Soviet Union annexed the island chain and deported around 17,000 Japanese residents.

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The dispute over the Kuril islands was the main reason Moscow and Tokyo did not sign a peace treaty after World War Two.

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Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain claimed by both Russia and Japan.

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Japan said it "strongly protests" Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to a disputed island chain.Russian state media reported on Thursday that Putin visited Iturup - known in Japan as Etorofu - one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by both Russia and Japan.Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the islands are "inherently Japanese territory both historically and under international law, and the Government of Japan strongly protests this visit".The two countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kuril Islands for decades.This dispute was the main reason Moscow and Tokyo did not sign a peace treaty after World War Two.The Kuril Islands sit between Hokkaido in northern Japan and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Four of the southernmost islands are claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.They are administered by Russia. At the end of World War Two, the Soviet Union annexed the island chain and deported around 17,000 Japanese residents.During his visit on Thursday, Putin sampled fish roe and spoke to island locals, Russian state media reported.

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