The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. The Japanese foreign ministry reiterated ...

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

The Japanese government is determined to conclude a peace treaty with Russia, despite the difficult situation in relations.

The Russian authorities labeled a Japanese group ‘undesirable’ over efforts to promote expansion at the expense of Russia’s ...

Russian authorities on Monday designated Japan’s Northern Territories Issue Association as an “undesirable organization,” ...

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, known ...

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 ...

The blunt remarks by Medvedev, a former president who is deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, over what Moscow calls the Kuril islands are likely to anger Japan which lays claim to four ...

MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Russia this year will deploy coastal missile systems and drones of a new generation in the Kuril islands, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday.

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 ...