Japan’s foreign minister summoned the Russian ambassador in Tokyo to lodge a “strong protest” against President Vladimir Putin’s surprise visit to the Kuril islands on Thursday. Tokyo maintains its claim to the disputed islands near Japan's northernmost Hokkaido island since they were seized by ...
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260813-putin-visits-kuril-islands-claimed-by-japan)