The Atoll company will build a mini-hotel with 15 rooms and a cafe on the island of Iturup as part of the special tax regime of the Kuril Islands (CORFU), which exempts businesses from taxes for 20 ...

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

Over this time, more than 8,000 citizens of Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan Islands have visited Japan, while over 18,000 Japanese citizens have come to the southern Kuril Islands. The time of these ...

On the first leg of the trip, Mishustin traveled to the Kuril Archipelago, namely Iturup Island. President Vladimir Putin earlier requested that he pay particular attention to the southern Kuril ...

After the end of World War II, all Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, Japan claimed the Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan islands and a number of uninhabited islands of the ...

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 ...

Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news ...