Putin and Abe meet on sidelines of EEF
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today on the sidelines of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok. The two countries' relations …
Russia and Japan
page 4
Lavrov: peace treaty issue with Japan not deadlocked
The situation around concluding a peace treaty between Russia and Japan is not locked in a stalemate, but Tokyo’s position hinders its signing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a youth educational forum dubbed …
Russian Foreign Ministry castigates Tokyo’s move at depicting Southern Kurils as Japanese
Depicting the South Kuril Islands as Japanese on national maps is illegitimate and poisonous for the bilateral relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "We consider these …
Russia suggests introducing visa-free travel with Japan
Moscow reminded Tokyo about its proposal to introduce a visa-free travel regime, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono. …
Putin and Abe to meet in June
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 29, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. …
Japanese top diplomat calls for stepping up peace treaty talks with Russia - TV
Japanese Foreign Minister has called for stepping up the peace treaty talks with Russia, TASS reported citing the NHK TV channel. "We would like to complete these talks as soon as possible given the old age of the former …
Russian and Japanese FMs to hold talks in Moscow on May 10
Japan and Russia’s foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov and Taro Kono will hold a new round of talks in Moscow on May 10 aiming to resolve a territorial dispute between the two countries, …
Putin congratulates Naruhito
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram congratulating new Japanese Emperor Naruhito on his inauguration. "In recent years, relations between our countries have been significantly …
Russia’s top diplomat rules out peace treaty negotiations with Tokyo on Japan’s terms
Moscow has not been negotiating a peace treaty with Japan on Tokyo’s terms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday in an interview to Vietnam’s national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV), …
Japan, Russia agree on Lavrov’s upcoming visit to Tokyo
Japanese and Russian foreign ministers have agreed on that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a visit to Tokyo soon, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono told reporters on the sidelines of the Munich …
Japanese prime minister vows to continue talks on peace treaty with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to continue negotiations with Russia with the aim of signing a peace treaty, TASS reports. "The issue that has remained unresolved for over 70 years, should not be …
Russian and Japanese FMs may meet at Munich Conference
The Russian Foreign Ministry has been looking into the possibility of organizing a meeting of foreign minister of Russia and Japan, Sergey Lavrov and Taro Kono, at the Munich Security Conference in February, …
Expectations from today's Putin-Abe summit
Japan may accept Russia peace pact if it can get back 2 of 4 disputed islands
Abe hopes his talks with Putin to be frank
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled to take place on January 22, will be frank, as Abe himself said before departing for Moscow from Tokyo. …
Japan officially announces Abe’s visit to Moscow
The Japanese government officially confirmed that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia on January 21-22, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. "On January 21-24, Prime Minister Abe will visit Russia …
Lavrov: Russia’s sovereignty over Kurils not negotiable
Russia’s sovereignty over the Kuril Islands is non-negotiable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following the first round of talks with his Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono. …
Japanese PM about upcoming talks with Putin
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would seek maximum progress during his upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I will visit Russia this month to hold negotiations. …
Russian-Japanese peace treaty will be beneficial for US - Japan’s PM
The signing of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia will have a positive impact on the security of the Asia-Pacific region and will also be beneficial for Washington, which signed a security treaty with Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister …
Most Japanese citizens back peace treaty talks with Russia
The majority of Japanese citizens support talks on drafting a peace treaty with Russia based on the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, according to an opinion poll carried out by the country’s largest private TV company Fuji and …
Return to 1956 declaration implies no transfer of Russian territories to Japan
The return to the 1956 Joint Declaration in the Russia-Japan peace treaty talks in no way implies an automatic transfer of Russian territories to the Japanese side, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on …
