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RUSSIAN HELD ISLANDS

JAPAN
Jan 26, 2017
Japan seeking talks to allow visa-free flights to Russian-held isles off Hokkaido
Japan plans to hold talks with Russia on possible visa-free visits by air to four disputed islands to help former Japanese islanders make trips more frequently and faster, according to a government source.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2016
Putin, Abe to meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2, a Russian minister said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Abe cited 'judo draw' compromise in November talks with Putin over isles row
In the hope of making progress in a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute with Russia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited the spirit of hikiwake, a martial arts term for a draw or tie, in his previous talks with President Vladimir Putin in November, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2015
Abe-Putin meet on U.N. sidelines, seek presidential visit by year's end
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday to advance negotiations on reaching a solution to a long-standing territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from concluding a postwar peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
Abe quandary: How to court Putin and still maintain sanctions over Crimea
While Japan maintains sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing for a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin this year for two reasons — to move forward the stalled territorial negotiations and the other to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing.

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