Japan PM prepared to get tough on disputed islands

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Updated February 8, 2010 13:41:04

Japan's Prime Minister says he'll do his best to resolve a decades-long territorial dispute with Russia. Speaking on Northern Territories Day, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said the return of the four Russian-held islands was ''the biggest wish'' of his administration.

Presenter: Phillippa Meaken
Speakers: Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's Prime Minister

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