"The protest of the Japanese government is inevitable": Japan reacts to Mishustin's visit to the South Kuriles
The Japanese authorities reacted to the arrival of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to the southern Kuril island of Iturup. The head of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers is on a working trip to the Far East, during which it is announced that he will visit the South Kuriles. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin instructed Mikhail Mishustin to come up with a proposal to Japan on active joint economic activities on the islands. In Tokyo, they practically did not react to such a statement made by the President of the Russian Federation, but they do react to Mikhail Mishustin's visit to Iturup.
Once again, Japan is expressing "regret" in connection with the visit of a major Russian government official to the "northern territories". Let us remind you that in Tokyo they continue to refer to the Russian South Kuriles as “northern territories”.
Nikkei Shimbun writes that this is the first visit to the "northern territories" of a major Russian government official since the introduction of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
From material in a major Japanese media outlet:
Nikkei Shimbun recalled that about 2 years have passed since the visit of the Russian head of government to the island. Dmitry Medvedev flew to the islands in 2019.
From an article in the Japanese press:
It should be noted that the head of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers intends to visit one of the clinics in the Kuriles, as well as the Yasny fish processing plant. Mikhail Mishustin intends to discuss the possibilities of increasing the volume of the fish processing industry in the region.
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