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Tokyo angered by Japanese visiting disputed Kuril Islands
Lon :: Burkina Faso | over 2 years ago
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According to Tokyo, obtaining the visas was equal to recognizing Russia's rule over the islands. Commenting on the issue, Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said that they had lodged a strong protest against the two men's actions, reports Itar-
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Pair apologize for Kunashiri visit
Moscow :: Russia | over 2 years ago
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A Japanese man who visited one of the four Russian-held islands also claimed by Japan with his father said Sunday that the purpose of the trip was to pay their respects at the grave of a Russian friend. In a telephone interview, the man, who works at
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Politics › State minister Mabuchi views Russian-held islands from Nemuro
Nemuro :: Japan | over 2 years ago
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Sumio Mabuchi, minister in charge of Hokkaido development, on Monday viewed disputed Russian-held islands from the prefecture's easternmost city of Nemuro after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hinted that he may visit them soon. Mabuchi, who
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Medvedev to visit Kuril Islands
Moscow :: Russia | over 2 years ago
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that he will visit the disputed Kuril Islands soon, Russian news agencies reported. "I will fly there by all means. It is a very important region in our country," Medvedev said in Petropavlovsk-
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Tiaoyutais controversy heats up
Taipei :: Taiwan | over 2 years ago
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Activists from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao said yesterday that they plan to protest to demand Taiwanese fishing rights around the disputed Tiaoyutai Islands amid a fresh confrontation between China and Japan over the group of islets...Taiwan, China
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Japan to ask nationals not to visit Russian-held islands!
Tōkyō :: Japan | over 2 years ago
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Japan to ask nationals not to visit Russian-held islands Tokyo: The Japanese government on Friday decided to ask its nationals to refrain from visiting Russian-held islands claimed by Japan with Russian visas, in the wake of a recent series of trips
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National › Travel agency apologizes to gov't for tour to disputed isle
Fukuoka :: Japan | over 2 years ago
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A Japanese travel agency has apologized to the Japanese government for organizing a tour for Japanese tourists to a Russian-held island claimed by Japan by having them obtain Russian visas, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The travel
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Japanese tourists visit disputed island with Russian visas
Moscow :: Russia | over 2 years ago
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A group of Japanese tourists on Monday visited a Russian-held island claimed by Japan after obtaining Russian visas in what is believed to be the first sightseeing tour by a group of Japanese nationals. The Japanese government has been urging
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Kuril Islands, trembled with magnitude 6.0 earthquake
WASHINGTON - The Kuril Islands trembled with magnitude 6.0 earthquake. According to the US Geological Survey, the center of the earthquake was recorded at 423 kilometers east-north-east of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands or 774 kilometers east-
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A northern odyssey
Okinawa :: Japan | almost 3 years ago
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Indeed, the two islands in the group, named Bering and Medny, support only one hardy community of fewer than 1,000 souls in a settlement called Nikolskoye on Bering Island. The last, most westernly outliers of the Aleutian chain stretching between
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