{"id":370297,"date":"2026-08-14T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-visited-the-kuril-islands-for-the-first-time-japan-is-furious-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:00:27","slug":"putin-visited-the-kuril-islands-for-the-first-time-japan-is-furious-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-visited-the-kuril-islands-for-the-first-time-japan-is-furious-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin visited the Kuril Islands for the first time. Japan is furious | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DsHosyNuo8c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Putin visited the Kuril Islands for the first time. Japan is furious | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsHosyNuo8c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin&#8217;s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as &quot;absolutely unacceptable&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kurils for decades &#8211; but why? And what do we know about the tiny islands? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Japan #Putin #Takaichi #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has criticised Vladimir Putin&#8217;s first-ever visit to the disputed Kuril islands on Thursday as &quot;absolutely unacceptable&quot;. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands in the Kuril chain that are claimed by Russia and Japan. 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