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New Russian weapons add to simmering tensions over a lingering territorial dispute in Asia
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A Japanese Coast Guard vessel off Cape Nosappu, Japan s easternmost point. The Kuril Islands can be seen in the background, April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan s years-long attempt to resolve a century-old territorial dispute with Russia hasn t made progress and remains a source of tension, the top US commander in Japan said this month.
Those comments were punctuated by Russia s deployment of an advanced air-defense system to the territory, part of a military build up in the region that s seen as directed at the US and Japan. ....

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