August 11, 2020 at 12:47 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin after addressing the 5th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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