Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev told Japan on Tuesday it would have to drop territorial claims to a group of ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree recognising Japan’s sovereignty over its Northern Territories (the southern part of the Kuril Islands) that are temporarily occupied by Russia.

Lavrov recalled that under the Declaration Russia and Japan agreed on taking steps to achieve a peace treaty, and this implies the recognition of the outcome of WWII TOKYO, May 31. /TASS/. The wording ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dmitry Medvedev. Photo: Getty Images Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Security Council Chairman, has declared that Russia will place new ...

A group of islands with a population of only 20,000 have been causing tension between Russia and Japan since the end of the Second World War: the Kuril Islands, or ‘Northern Territories’ as they are ...

Russia will deploy advanced coastal missile systems on the Kuril islands and explore the possibility of setting up a permanent naval base for its Pacific Fleet on the island chain, Russian Defense ...

Natalya Nikonorova also addressed recent Japanese claims, saying that their statements about the events of August 1945 distort historical facts MOSCOW, August 8. /TASS/. Russia’s sovereignty over the ...

Japan on Monday protested the detention by Russia of one of its citizens visiting the disputed Kuril Islands, a Japanese official said. Relations between Tokyo and Moscow have been strained for ...

Earthquake today: Strong tremors of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Kuril Islands on June 14, National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The seismic activity was felt in the Russian Far East ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called to end the "historical ...