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 ...

Japan has periodically expressed unease about Russia beefing up its military infrastructure on the disputed island chain.

The negotiations for a peace treaty to officially terminate a state of war date back to 1956, when Russia and Japan signed the Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration. The territorial dispute over islands ...

one of four disputed islands, than Japan. The islands were seized by Soviet forces in the waning days of World War II. Japan and Russia have an agreement that requires both countries to provide as ...