Japan Seeks Arctic Shipping, Agricultural Partnerships in Russia’s Far East Jan. 26, 2021 Japan s Ambassador in Moscow Toyohisa Kozuki. Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
Japan has offered to cooperate on Arctic shipments and agricultural imports from the sparsely populated Russian Far East, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Monday.
The “new concept of cooperation” comes amid Tokyo’s years-long efforts to return a disputed Pacific island chain that Moscow has held since the end of World War II.
According to RIA Novosti, Japan’s Ambassador in Moscow Toyohisa Kozuki sent the proposal to Russian Far East and Arctic Minister Alexei Chekunov detailing several areas of cooperation.