Asymmetry and Development of Russia-Japan Relations
... expanding cooperation and their readiness to work steadily in that area. Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin’s next meeting, slated for the autumn of 2018, will be an important... ... launching implementation of their agreements on joint economic activities on the southern Kuril Islands. 1 . There are well-founded doubts that resolving this issue, without... ... would in itself create grounds for breakthrough expansion of economic cooperation. 2 . Japan insists on establishing a special legal regime that would not fall under Russia’s...