The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from JapanTOKYO - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited Etorofu Island in his first trip in office to the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed island chain off Hokkaido, drawing a backlash from Tokyo, which called it "totally unacceptable."The islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and by Russia as the Southern Kurils, have long been at the center of a territorial row between the countries. The visit came as ties between Ja…READ FULL ARTICLE
