Abe told Putin no U.S. bases on disputed isles if handed over, paper reports - Japan Today

Abe told Putin no U.S. bases on disputed isles if handed over, paper reports - Japan Today: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, eager to resolve a row that has haunted ties with Moscow since World War Two, has told Russian President Vladimir Putin the United States would not put troops on disputed islands if they are handed over to Japan, a newspaper reported on Friday. Seeking to…