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“Relations between Japan and Russia have worsened since Putin visited a Pacific Island chain claimed by Japan in August.”

“Relations between Japan and Russia have deteriorated since Putin visited the Kuril Islands, a Pacific island chain claimed by both countries, in August, marking his first visit to the archipelago.”

“Moscow and Tokyo have been locked in a territorial dispute for decades over the status of a string of islands in the Pacific Ocean, off the north-east coast of Japan and to the south-west of Russia’s Sakhalin region.”

“The zone is strategically situated within the Luzon Economic Corridor, a development initiative launched in 2024 by the United States, Japan, and the Philippines to transform the island nation into an AI hub.”

“That would be best served by pulling back from the "first island chain," which runs from Okinawa in southern Japan, through Taiwan and on to the Philippines.”