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The Asahi Shimbun

Russia holds military drills on disputed island near Japan, Interfax says | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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Russian missile troops held drills on disputed island which both Japan and Russia claim as their own.

Soviet troops took control of the four islands off Japan ’s Hokkaido - known in Russia as the Kurils - at the end of World War Two .

The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty.

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