While most of Japan‘s politicians have backed Ukraine in the war with Russia, nonetheless, at least one legislator is willing ...

A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of Russian-occupied islands claimed by Japan. Former Russian Prime ...

Russia on Thursday accused Japan of treachery and complicity in theft after Tokyo last week signed an agreement to lend ...

As defeat loomed, Japan turned to Nazi Germany for help—and requested one of their most feared weapons: the Tiger Tank. This ...

The islands, called the Northern Territories by Japan and the Southern Kurils by Russia, have long been a source of friction between the two countries, preventing them from signing a peace treaty ...

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 ...

Japan, which has stepped up defense ties with the United States, its key ally, and other friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific, has also sought closer ties with NATO, fearing that Russia’s ...

April 9 (UPI) --Japan and NATO decided Wednesday to jointly increase defense cooperation to counter threats from Russia and China. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Japanese Prime Minister ...

Japan, which has stepped up defence ties with the US and allied countries in the Indo-Pacific, has also sought closer ties with NATO, fearing that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine could ...

Shikotan and the Habomai islet group -- were illegally seized by the Soviet Union soon after Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 1945, while Russia views the act was legitimate.