Seminar “Northern Territories Issue: Rethinking of Japan-Russia Perceptions and Relations” (in Japaneses)

Date and time: October 6, 2016 (Thur.) 16:30 – 18:30

Venue: Conference room 403, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University

Debaters:             

Dmitry Streltsov (Moscow State Institute of International Relations)

Akihiro Iwashita (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University)

Moderator: Mihoko Kato (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University / NIHU)

At the Japan-Russia summit meeting held in Vladivostok on September 2, 2016, mutual agreement on President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan in December was reached. With the current growing tendency toward solving the Northern Territories issue, at this seminar, Japanese and Russian experts will analyze negotiations between Japan and Russia in the past, thoroughly consider mutual perceptions, and discuss future perspectives.

*Open to the public; no prior registration necessary.  Everyone interested is welcome.

Contact:

E-mail: ubrj[at]slav.hokudai.ac.jp

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