TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up two days of talks on Friday, with numerous economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties since World War Two.
Reuters: Breakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes PM Abe, Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they visit an oceanarium on Russky Island near Vladivostok on September 3, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/ Sputnik / AFP)
