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

A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia ... Medvedev meeting with air force pilots while visiting Iturup island, part of the disputed chain known as the Kuril ...

His team explored remnants of structures in the central and northern parts of Etorofu island, called Iturup by Russia ... were built during the Pacific War, mostly to prepare against an assault ...

Iturup, and the Habomai islets — as its “Northern Territories” and continues to dispute Russia’s sovereignty over them. The Soviet Union annexed the Southern Kuril Islands at the end of World War II.

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 ...

After the war, the entire archipelago was incorporated into the Soviet Union, but Japan disputes the ownership of the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, and Shikotan, as well as several small ...