Experts have dismissed Japan's sovereignty claims over the Diaoyu Islands as unfounded, urging both Japan and China to shelve ...

Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty to end the second world war because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands ... A Russian map showing the route taken by a bomber flight ...

It is situated on Simushir Island, a part of the Kuril Islands archipelago -- a disputed area by Russia and Japan. As per their ... between 1831 and 1834. To map particles' trajectories, the ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The volcano is located on Simushir Island, in the Kurils chain of islands – a disputed territory between ... of Kuril Islands off the coast of Russia and Japan. Scientists say that during ...

Using geochemistry, radioactive dating and computer modeling to map particles ... part of the Kuril Islands archipelago, an area disputed by Russia and Japan. Before the scientists’ findings, ...

The islands have been characterised by a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan, which dates back to the end of World War Two when Soviet troops seized them from the Japanese. The row has ...

Despite the outward signs of a close relationship, tensions continue to simmer over disputed ... a map that, among other unilateral and arbitrary demarcations, showed Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island ...

The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption which cooled the globe and caused famines and crop failures has been solved by Scottish scientists. In 1831, a massive volcanic eruption spewed ...

The islands are a disputed territory between Russia and Japan. Currently controlled by ... as it allows scientists to map and monitor the regions on Earth most likely to produce climate-altering ...

The islands are a disputed territory between Russia and Japan. Currently controlled by ... as it allows scientists to map and monitor the regions on Earth most likely to produce climate-altering ...