wednesday at a meeting with regional development minister victor barsagian and the defense minister anatoly serdyukov. the two ministers briefed the president on their visits to the islands last week. medvedev ordered the swift modernization of the island's military and promised further development of their economies with the help of neighboring countries. medvedev visited one of the four disputed islands kunashiri last november. japanese prime minister naoto kan described the visit as an unforgivable outrage, which sparked criticism from russia. foreign munster seiji maehara is scheduled to arrive in russia on thursday where he plans to again make clear that the four islands are an integral part of japan. but maehara also wants to stress the importance of bilateral relations. he'll discuss broadening cooperation in economic and other areas, including the development of natural resources in russia. >>> bout-fixing allegations continue to rock the world of japan's traditional sport. sumo stables have avoided parties in the wake of the scandals. stable masters from about 50 stables met in tok

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