Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for improving conditions to resolve a decades-old bilateral dispute with Russia over a group of islands and conclude a post-World War II peace treaty, including achieving greater support from both the Japanese and Russian people.Abe's comments suggested a more time-consuming process and contrasted with Russian President Vladimir Putin's sudden proposal Wednesday, during an economic forum in Vladivostok, that Moscow and Tokyo clinch a peace deal by the end of this year "without any preconditions."In a meeting with Japanese companies opera…READ FULL ARTICLE
