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The mood in Tokyo as the scheduled meeting between the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Prime Minister approached was marked by a certain pessimism and fears of the looming threat of war. Over the last week, East Asia had mobilised its forces and prepared for a confrontation that seemed more likely by the day. While the temperatures had risen, diplomatic relations were at a historic low and it seemed unlikely that they'd become any better anytime soon. The visit of Minister Matveyev to Tokyo was thus a slight glimpse of hope, met by the people with some positive feelings, but still overcast by worries that overall, nothing may be achieved and war would break out sooner or later.

 

If the normal citizen of Tokyo felt uneasy due to being powerless in the face of high politics and the possibility that their life may meet a sudden and brutal end in a harsh war that could even become a nuclear affair, Prime Minister Akiyama Kagami was feeling not much calmer, knowing that if someone in Japan could still salvage something, then it was up to her. Much depended on a certain level of trust that the other side would actually seek peace, something that was neither guaranteed nor easy to believe in anymore. Yet, it was a prerequisite to make talks more than a mere waste of one's time and by now, there wasn't much else that could be done to achieve deescalation.

 

It was the first meeting of Russians and Japanese since the North Pacific Harmony Conference in Marscuria, and the first such meeting within unified Japan. The two nations, despite the fact that Russia was the sole neighbour with a common land border Japan had, had mostly been ignoring each other, something that was unlikely to return. The Prime Minister thus prepared for a meeting that seemed not easy, but a bit overdue.

 

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be asked on the scheduled time of Minister Matveyev's arrival, and everything would be prepared for the meeting to hopefully be somewhat of a success.

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