TOKYO — Japan describes four disputed islands as “illegally occupied by Russia” in the latest version of a diplomatic report released Friday, using stronger language to describe the ...

Russia’s foreign ministry has said it is suspending an agreement with Japan that allowed Japanese fishermen to fish near the disputed Southern Kuril islands, accusing Tokyo of failing to make ...

MOSCOW — Russia said on Monday it had built new barracks for troops on a disputed chain of islands near Japan and would build more facilities for armored vehicles, prompting a diplomatic protest ...

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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.

Russia Holds Military Drills on Disputed Island Near Japan, Interfax Says MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian missile troops held drills on a disputed island which both Japan and Russia claim as their own ...

Russia said Monday it had outlawed a Japanese group calling for the return of a disputed island chain annexed by Moscow during World War II, amid simmering tensions with Tokyo. The archipelago ...

barring most visa-free visits for Japanese to the disputed islands, and banning imports of Japanese seafood, said Brown, author of the 2017 book, “Japan, Russia and their Territorial Dispute ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan describes four islands whose ownership it disputes with Moscow as “illegally occupied by Russia” in the latest version of a diplomatic report released Friday, using ...

Lying off the northeastern tip of Japan, the island chain were seized by Soviet troops in the last days of World War II. (AP Photo, File) 32,355 people played the daily Crossword recently.