Putin Visits Disputed Islands, Angering Japan

Vladimir Putin traveled to islands that Russia and Japan have been fighting over for 150 years. The visit has upset Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin just made a trip to the Kuril Islands. These are islands that both Russia and Japan claim as their own. The two countries have been arguing over who owns these islands for 150 years. Because of this trip, Japan is very angry. They see the visit as a sign of Russia’s true plans for the territory. The islands were taken by the Soviet Union from Japan at the end of World War II, and they have been a major point of tension ever since. By visiting the islands in person, Putin is showing that he has no plans to hand them back to Japan. This move has caused a lot of frustration in …