Abe holds meetings with Putin, Moon

Russia is highly unlikely to give ground on the Kurils given that it would trigger Chinese territorial demands in the Russian Far East. Still I'd like to see Japan and Russia work together a lot more than they do. Mutual benefits on both sides. Places like Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Magadan etc could benefit from more trade and tourism, as could Hokkaido.

That photo of Abe and Putin is a classic! The expression on Putin's face is as if to say, "I'm gonna kill you in your sleep!"

Abe, once again, looks disengaged and very, very vacant...

The leaders also agreed to cooperate in arranging special grave visits by former residents of the islands by plane in September. Such visits had originally been scheduled for June, but were cancelled due to bad weather.

'NEWS TO-DAY!'. Putin gives Abe permission to visit own islands for a day or two....barring bad weather again!

That photo was actually taken inside Madame Tussaud's