Rahm Emanuel blasts Russian envoy on Japan territorial dispute

Newly arrived U.S. ambassador says 'rules and respect count'

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The new U.S. ambassador to Japan publicly criticized his Russian counterpart on Thursday, bringing the standoff between Washington and Moscow to Tokyo as tensions rise over Ukraine.

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