Japanese-Russian northern territories negotiations back to square 1

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida acknowledged Friday that it would be difficult to proceed with negotiations on a peace treaty and issues related to the northern territories, islands off Hokkaido that were seized by the now-defunct Soviet Union after Japan's surrender in World War II.

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