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Russia-Japan 2+2 talks

20.03.2017

The meeting between the Russian and Japanese foreign and defense ministers indicates interests of two countries to continue dialogue and upgrade it on new level.

2017 Forecast: East Asia

07.01.2017

The Russian-Japanese detente will incrementally continue, but the future of Northeast Asia is contingent on what happens with the two Koreas, as this could either lead to the formation of a Regional Quartet or two separate blocs.