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

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains ...

Nearly 36% of participants of the poll believe that Tokyo would be just satisfied by the handover of Shikotan and the uninhabited island of Habomai. However, another 61.6% of respondents say that ...

Russia halted peace talks with Japan after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow following the launch of its full-scale invasion ...

Russia’s prosecutor general on April 21 announced that it had designated the league of residents of Chishima and Habomai islands as “an undesirable organization.” It was the first time any ...

The agreement states that the islands of Habomai and Shikotan are to be handed over to Japan upon the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries. Japan says there is no change to its ...

under which the Japanese government is reportedly ready to sign a peace treaty while acquiring only the Southern Kuril island of Shikotan and the adjacent uninhabited Habomai ridge, which is ...

As long as Japan maintains its anti-Russia stance, negotiations on a peace treaty between the two countries can not be held, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said."They can talk about ...