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Putin Visits Disputed Kuril Island, Hardening Rift With Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup Island, known in Japan as Etorofu, on Wednesday, making his first trip to the disputed southern Kuril Islands and prompting a sharp diplomatic protest from Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned the visit in a televised address as "absolutely unacceptable", saying it "wounds…