Putin makes first-ever visit to Kuril Islands — Japan protests

Vladimir Putin made his first-ever visit to the Kuril Islands, whose four southernmost islets are disputed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories. Tokyo filed an official diplomatic protest over the Russian president's trip. The territorial dispute between Russia and Japan over the islands has persisted since the end of World War II.

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