Putin says strained Japan-Russia relations "entirely Japan's fault"

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that worsened relations between Tokyo and Moscow are "entirely Japan's fault," drawing a rebuke from Tokyo.He made the comments after his first visit to a Russian-held, Japanese-claimed island chain off Hokkaido last month.Putin told reporters during a visit to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that Russia has treated its relations with Japan "with great care."He said it had been prepared to discuss issues related to a future peace treaty and visits by relatives of former Japanese residents to family graves on the islands, k…READ FULL ARTICLE