According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency on September 11, Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu told reporters on the same day that Japan is not currently considering recalling Japan's ambassador to Russia. According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin landed on the South Kuril Islands on August 13, and the Japanese government threatened to take countermeasures. In 2010, then-Russian President Medvedev landed on the South Kuril Islands, and the Japanese government recalled Japan's ambassador to Russia at the time. Russia and Japan have not concluded a peace treaty since the end of World War II due to disputes over the ownership of the South Kuril Islands.

According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency on September 11, Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu told reporters on the same day that Japan is not currently considering recalling Japan's ambassador to Russia. According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin landed on the South Kuril Islands on August 13, and the Japanese government threatened to take countermeasures. In 2010, then-Russian President Medvedev landed on the South Kuril Islands, and the Japanese government recalled Japan's ambassador to Russia at the time. Russia and Japan have not concluded a peace treaty since the end of World War II due to disputes over the ownership of the South Kuril Islands.