A group of islands with a population of only 20,000 have been causing tension between Russia and Japan since the end of the Second World War: the Kuril Islands, or ‘Northern Territories’ as ...

In March, Russia pulled out of peace talks and froze economic projects related to the Kuril Islands, citing Japan’s “openly unfriendly positions and attempts to damage the interests of our ...

Former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meeting with air force pilots while visiting Iturup island, part of the disputed chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern ...

Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, Russian state mediareported Thursday. Tokyo accused Russia of introducing ...

Russia Russia deploys missile defense systems on island near Japan, vows 'round-the-clock watch' Military rollout comes as Moscow, Tokyo in dispute over Kuril Islands chain ...

The Government of Japan has responded to warnings that the Russian Armed Forces are carrying out military exercises on the Kuril Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Russian Far East.The island ...

Bastion missile systems, with a range of more than 300 miles, were deployed on the island of Paramushir in the northern Kuril Islands, Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced Monday, Japan’s ...

Land disputes run deep. Russia and Japan’s competing claims over the four islands off the northeast coast of Hokkaido – Japan's second-largest island – date back to at least the 19th century.

Japan protests Russia’s exercise near Kuril Islands "We protested because the strengthening of Russia’s military presence in the northern territories contradicts our country's position," Chief ...

Even if Russia were to enter into negotiations with Japan over the Kuril Islands, Beijing would quickly intervene and make use of the "close alignment" to arrange a solution that was more ...

TOKYO — Six warships from the U.S., Japanese and Canadian navies kicked off a weeklong exercise Monday in the northwestern Pacific, from the Russia-controlled Kuril Islands to waters off Tokyo.