PoliticsJapan to continue pursuing peace treaty with Russia, prime minister says

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tokyo would maintain its course toward resolving the territorial dispute and concluding a peace treaty with Russia despite difficult bilateral relations. She again criticized Russia’s actions in Ukraine and called the Northern Territories inherent Japanese territory. Moscow says its sovereignty over the South Kuril Islands is beyond doubt.

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