RUSSIAN EMERGENCIES MINISTER VISITS DISPUTED ISLAND CLAIMED BY JAPAN’S HOKKAIDO

Highlights –

• Russian emergencies minister visits disputed island claimed by Japan’s Hokkaido.
• Both Japan and Russia have a long-standing dispute over four islands.
• His trip was to attend a ceremony to open an emergency rescue center.
• The dispute between the two countries has prevented them from signing a postwar peace treaty.

According to a Japan....