{"id":"d1a291c6-8672-41d9-9a3e-7db31450fa77","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/russia-protests-japan-pms-comments-after-putins-kuril-visit?traffic_source=rss","domain":"aljazeera.com","outlet":{"name":"Al Jazeera","country":"QA","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Russia protests Japan PM’s comments after Putin’s Kuril visit","plainHeadline":"Russia protests Japanese PM’s comments after Putin’s Kuril visit","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-19T11:09:30.417Z"},"summary":["Russia summoned Japan’s ambassador over Sanae Takaichi’s anti-Russian remarks.","Putin visited one of the disputed Kuril Islands for the first time last week.","Japan called the visit grave and absolutely unacceptable, citing historical ties.","Lavrov condemned Takaichi’s comments as crossing the line of decency.","Ties have deteriorated since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and sanctions."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T11:39:34.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-18T11:51:59.764Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/2c14c4e6-8650-4484-9381-1848afdb2ac9"}