With the Eastern Partnership summit and war games in Georgia well underway, Vladimir Putin decided to go where he could get away from both the EU and NATO. Japan, albeit technically still at war in Russia, looked the most appealing. Putin had just one day of talks on his schedule, but his time in Tokyo turned out to be very productive. The short time allocated was just enough for Russia and Japan to strike a string of deals that will likely take the bilateral economic ties to a new level.
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