Japan lodges strong protest with Russia over Putin's visit to Iturup

Japan has expressed a strong protest to Russia over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the island of Iturup, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi said on X.

"Today, I was informed that Russian President Putin visited the island of Iturup. The Northern Territories, including Iturup, are inherent Japanese territory both historically and under international law, and the Government of Japan strongly protests this visit," Motegi said.