India, Aug. 13 -- Recently, Russian president Vladmir Putin paid a visit to Iturup, one of the islands in the Asia pacific region. But his sudden visit has ignited backlash from Japan, which claims sovereignty over the territory, with Sanae Takaichi calling it 'absolutely unacceptable'.

Sanae Takaichi's Statement

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently slammed the visit of Russian president Vladimir Putin to Iturup, which is one of the islands in the Kuril chain of the Asia Pacific region.

"This visit. by the sitting Russian president goes against Japan's consistent position on the Northern Territories," Takaichi told reporters, using the Japanese name for the islands, saying Putin's trip "offends the sentiments of the Japanese...