Putin Gives Northern Territories To Japan

[Mulboyne]

[floatr][/floatr]Yomiuri: Putin Web site shows disputed islets as Japanese territory
A map on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's official Web site depicts the Russian-held islets north of Hokkaido as Japanese territory, it was learned Friday. Clicking on the map highlights the disputed islets in magenta, signifying they are part of Japan. The four islets, which are effectively under Russian control, are known as the northern territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. The Russia-based Association of Japanologists, comprising Russian academics and former diplomats, e-mailed Putin on Nov. 1 requesting the "technical error" be revised to show the islets as being Russian territory. As of Friday, however, the map had not been adjusted.

It was going to be a surprise Christmas present but, now the press has spoiled it, Putin will probably just send some vodka instead. Incidentally, what a great name - "Association of Japanologists".

[Kagetsu]

Wow... You really got my hopes up! I was hoping to at least visit one of those soon. ^O^

[Mulboyne]

Wow... You really got my hopes up! I was hoping to at least visit one of those soon. ^O^

What's to stop you visiting Shikotan now?

[Catoneinutica]

What's to stop you visiting Shikotan now?

She'd probably be up for it:

[Mulboyne]

Reuters: Japanese PM Seeks Island Deal With Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday he would like to see an end to a territorial dispute that has soured bilateral ties since the end of World War II. For over 60 years, Moscow has been reluctant even to discuss Japan's demands that Russia return four tiny disputed Pacific Ocean islands seized by the Red Army in the final days of the war. The dispute over the territories, known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, has prevented the two states from signing a formal peace treaty since the war ended. "The problem remains an element which destabilizes the situation in the region," Aso told Medvedev at the start of their meeting on the fringes of the APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the Peruvian capital, Lima.

Aso, a fan of popular culture, also tried to woo Medvedev by giving him a toy of the famed Japanese cartoon cat Doraemon. Medvedev's wife suggested earlier this year that a joint Russian/Japanese film be made with Doraemon and Russian folklore cat Dorofei, which her family's cat is named after. Promises to keep the disputed islands Russian have often been used by the Kremlin's leaders to revive a national spirit that was damaged badly by defeat in the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many abroad hope that Medvedev, a 43-year-old former corporate lawyer who took office in May, will be more pragmatic and less influenced by history when tackling major international issues. "You are a lawyer, you should understand the problem better," Aso told Medvedev.

Medvedev, who rules Russia in tandem with his influential predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has pledged to carry on his mentor's policy of reviving Russia as a great state. But his reply to Aso left doors open for compromise. "There are no problems which cannot be solved," a smiling Medvedev told Aso. "We have impressive delegations here, let them do something useful."

[Cyka UchuuJin]

Reuters: Japanese PM Seeks Island Deal With Russia

"There are no problems which cannot be solved," a smiling Medvedev told Aso. "We have impressive delegations here, let them do something useful."

allow me to translate...

' japan is a tiny little cockroach of a country and if you don't shut up about the kuril islands, we shall stamp on you and your stupid little doremon too.

problem solved.'

[Iraira]

"There are no problems which cannot be solved," a smiling Medvedev told Aso. "We have impressive delegations here, let them do something useful."

allow me to translate...

' is a tiny little cockroach of a country and if you don't shut up about the kuril islands, we shall stamp on you and your stupid little doremon too.

problem solved.'

maybe Putin plans on using a secret chemical weapon to resolve this dispute.

[Cyka UchuuJin]

maybe Putin plans on using a secret chemical weapon to resolve this dispute.

yes! sending in ukrainian spam is the solution.

[Iraira]

yes! sending in ukrainian spam is the solution.

I prefer the term ":alien:Chernobyl Spam:alien:"....and yeah...my urine is a little more fluorescent than normal and I'm going out to buy a wig tomorrow....something that will show off the highlights I had added to my eyelashes.

[Mulboyne]

[FG Lurker]

Japan won't accept idea of return of 2 of 4 disputed islands: Hatoyama
Japan Today, November 15, 2009

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday that he will not accept the idea of settling the territorial dispute involving four Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido by the return of two smaller islands.

"The (Japanese) public and us (the government) cannot understand (the idea of) the return of two islands. I would like you to show a non-stereotypical approach that goes beyond such an idea," Hatoyama told reporters after meeting the Russian president in Singapore, quoting his remarks at the talks. Medvedev told Hatoyama that Russia truly hopes to advance negotiations on the territorial row while Hatoyama is in office, a Japanese delegation source said.

Hatoyama quoted Medvedev as telling him that Moscow wants to seek a "pragmatic" solution to the dispute without employing an approach based on the thinking of the Cold War era.

(Full Story)

And another chapter gets added to the never-ending saga...

[Buraku]

Japan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... 16c1c5929a

[matsuki]

Japan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... 16c1c5929a

Host online G-7....Japan...have they seen Japan's cybersecurity record?

[Coligny]

This is going to be fun !!!

Fire up the Biden chatbot AI !!!