Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) inspects a seafood processing plant in Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 22, 2015. The visit to the disputed island drew an immediate protest from Tokyo, with a senior Foreign Ministry official conveying it to the Russian ambassador to Japan by phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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