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Japan gets coal, gas from historic rival Russia

A surge of goodwill from Russia to Japan raises the possibility that a territorial dispute between the two countries left over from World War II could finally be resolved.
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Japan's foreign minister is in Moscow to discuss the Kuril Islands. Russia and Japan never signed a peace agreement after World War II because of a dispute over the territory.
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Topic: Center for Japanese Studies

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Japan gets coal, gas from historic rival Russia

Russia's renewed focus on Kuril Islands draws Japanese ire

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