Japan ambassador temporarily leaves Moscow for consultations

MOSCOW, November 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Japanese Ambassador to Russia
Masaharu Kono will leave temporarily Moscow for consultations in Tokyo
over Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Kuril Islands,
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow Akira Imamura
told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.
"The ambassador will return temporarily in Japan to clarify all the
details. It is unclear yet when he will come back to Moscow," the diplomat said.
The Japanese government has earlier voiced the protest and stated
about pondering over retaliatory measures due to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the South Kuriles, which Tokyo considers its northern territories.
Russia resolutely rejected the Japanese protest and Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov called it "unacceptable."