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The '''relations between the modern and the South Sakhalin Dispute . These two, and a number of smaller conflicts, prevented both countries from signing a peace treaty after World War II , and even in 2006 matters remain unresolved. The government of Boris Yeltsin took power in Russia in late 1991 upon the Dissolution Of The Soviet Union . Once again, Moscow took a stand in firm opposition to returning the disputed territories to Japan. Although Japan joined with the Group of Seven industrialized nations in providing some technical and financial assistance to Russia, relations between Japan and Russia remained cool. In September 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin postponed a scheduled visit to Japan. The visit finally took place in October 1993. He made no further concessions on the Northern Territories dispute over the four islands northeast of Hokkaido, a major obstacle to Japanese-Russian relations, but did agree to abide by the 1956 Soviet pledge to return two areas ( Shikotan and the Habomai Islands) of the Northern Territories to Japan. Yeltsin also apologized repeatedly for Soviet mistreatment of Japanese prisoners of war after World War II. In March 1994, then Japanese minister of foreign affairs Hata Tsutomu visited Moscow and met with Russian minister of foreign affairs Andrei Kozyrev and other senior officials. The two sides agreed to seek resolution of the longstanding Northern Territories dispute, but the dispute is not expected to be resolved in the near future. Despite the territorial dispute, Hata offered some financial support to Russian market-oriented economic reforms. SEE ALSO REFERENCE
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