Japan and Russia are to work closely over the Kuril Islands or Northern Territories to resolve a decades-long dispute. They are also to co-operate over denuclearization of the Korean peninsular.
Deutsche Welle: Land dispute dominates Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Shinzo Abe meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attend the opening ceremony of the Year of Japan in Russia, on May 26, at the Bolshoi Theater, in Moscow.
