Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, ...

Japan has protested to Russia over the alleged temporary suspension of the right of passage of foreign vessels in the area of ...

it was stated that Moscow had informed Tokyo that it cannot coordinate any timeframes for its consultations on fishing due to Japan’s anti-Russian restrictions Japan eager to resume humanitarian ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains committed to signing a peace treaty in hopes of reclaiming the southern Kuril ...

The archipelago, known in Russian as the Kuril Islands and in ... history and encroach on Russia’s sovereignty”. The association, established in 2003, is Japan’s main advocacy group for ...

A view shows a military vehicle of the Bastion coastal missile system that went on duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia, which is one of the islands claimed by Japan and also known as ...

The Northern Territories, also known as the Southern Kuril Islands in Russia, is a group of four islands ruled by Moscow captured from Japan at the end of World War II. The Russian military will ...

part of the disputed chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on August... Former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meeting with air force pilots ...

The archipelago, known in Russia as the Kuril Islands and in Japan as the Northern Territories, lies off the northeast coast of Japan. The four islands were captured by the Soviet military during ...

MOSCOW — Russia said Monday it had outlawed ... The archipelago, known in Russian as the Kuril Islands and in Japanese as the Northern Territories, lies off the northeast coast of Japan.