According to him, during a September telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he conveyed his intention to "put an end to this issue and not leave it for future generations."
"We intend to continue to achieve this step by step, relying on the main course of our country - to resolve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty," RIA Novosti quotes Sugu.
As noted, the Mayor of Namuro, Hokkaido Island Masatoshi Ishigaki, asked the head of government to conduct "strong diplomacy."
He assured that he would like to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
Earlier, Suga announced his desire to comprehensively develop relations with Moscow through frank dialogue.