The diplomatic row between Russia and Japan over President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to the Kuril Islands took a new turn as the latter recalled its ambassador from Russia ‘to decide what is the most effective course of action‘.  The move is unlikely to interfere with bilateral talks at this month’s Asia-Pacific summit, however.  Russia has called the Japanese response ‘unacceptable‘, and police broke up an unsanctioned rally outside Moscow’s Japanese Embassy thought to be linked to the row. Reuters called Medvedev’s trip ‘a clear signal to Japan: follow China’s example if you want to do business with the Kremlin‘, and says that the current row is the worst with Japan ‘in decades‘.  This BBC report predicts that the row ‘is unlikely to be resolved any time soon‘.  Click here for an outline of the history involved.  RIA Novosti has a report on Sunday’s Strategy 31 rally from one of its attendees.