Russia’s Defense Ministry has released new images showing its military deploying mobile missile defense systems on an island near Japan that is part of a disputed territory. The rollout occurred ...

TOKYO, Sept. 4 -- Fifty-five years after the end of World War II, the leaders of Japan and Russia met here but left unresolved a dispute over four small islands that has blocked conclusion of a ...

Russia said on Sunday it will not hold annual talks with Japan on renewing a pact that allows Japanese fishermen to operate near disputed islands, saying Japan has taken anti-Russian measures.

The Tokyo-based group advocates for Japan’s claim over Russia’s Kuril Islands — known in Japan as the Northern Territories — whose disputed status has prevented the two countries from ...

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 ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian missile troops held drills on a disputed island which both Japan and Russia claim as their own, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on ...

The test involved the Type 88 surface-to-ship, short-range missile and was conducted at the Shizunai Anti-Air Firing Range, ...

Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its ...

The test is another signal Tokyo wants to become more self-sufficient as China continues its push through the region.

Two of the five events will involve an overnight stay on a ship, with participants offering prayers toward part of Kunashiri ...