{"id":369823,"date":"2026-08-13T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-putins-visit-to-this-disputed-island-is-absolutely-unacceptable-to-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:00:08","slug":"why-putins-visit-to-this-disputed-island-is-absolutely-unacceptable-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-putins-visit-to-this-disputed-island-is-absolutely-unacceptable-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Putin\u2019s visit to this disputed island is \u2018absolutely unacceptable\u2019 to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vjp8_8v4dkc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Putin\u2019s visit to this disputed island is \u2018absolutely unacceptable\u2019 to Japan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjp8_8v4dkc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Putin&#8217;s visit to this tiny island near Japan has caused a diplomatic storm and been called &quot;absolutely unacceptable&quot; by Japan&#8217;s prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The Russian president visited the island of Iturup, also known as Etorofu, which is part of the Kuril islands. In the final days of World War II, the Soviet Union seized it from Japan &#8211; resulting in a dispute that has lasted decades.<\/p>\n<p>Russia still controls the territory but Japan\u2019s prime minister says the Northern Territories, as they call them, are \u201can inherent part of Japan&#8217;s territory\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #C4News #Putin #Russia #Japan #WorldNews #KurilChain<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Putin&#8217;s visit to this tiny island near Japan has caused a diplomatic storm and been called &quot;absolutely unacceptable&quot; by Japan&#8217;s prime minister. 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