Russia summons Japanese envoy after Takaichi protests Putin’s visit to Etorofu

The island off the east coast of Hokkaido is one of four held by Russia that are known as the Northern Territories in Japan.

Russia summoned Japan’s ambassador after Tokyo protested President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, escalating an already bitter territorial row.

Moscow said on Monday it had summoned the Japanese ambassador after Tokyo condemned President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Russia’s far-eastern Kuril Islands, which are also claimed by Japan. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and se