Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, ...

Japan has protested to Russia over the alleged temporary suspension of the right of passage of foreign vessels in the area of ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains committed to signing a peace treaty in hopes of reclaiming the southern Kuril ...

TOKYO, May 23. /TASS/. A group of citizens of southern Kuril Islands arrived on Thursday in northern Japan under a visa-free exchange program, authorities of the Nemuro port in the Hokkaido ...

ST. PETERSBURG, October 14. /TASS/. Ultimatum-sounding remarks by Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Tokyo won’t agree to sign a peace treaty with Moscow without settling ...

A view shows a military vehicle of the Bastion coastal missile system that went on duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia, which is one of the islands claimed by Japan and also known as ...

Russia’s defense minister intends to station a new Russian army division on the disputed Kuril Islands in 2017.

The Kuril Islands still remain a mystery to the rest of the world The popular science film Land of the People rediscovers the unique territory of the Kuril Islands with their unique human and ...

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