Japan might try to reclaim 2 of Kuril Islands in dispute with Russia

Japan will not seek to reclaim all of the Kuril Islands in the territorial dispute with Russia, but will only strive to get two of them, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Friday.

During talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held in Sochi in May, an agreement was reached "not to get tied up by the course of the past talks, to search for agreement," the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper quoted a high-ranking political source as saying on Friday.

According to the newspaper, Japan expects to reclaim only the Shikotan and the Habomai islets of the Kuril archipelago, added the agency.

Source: MENA