The Russian Ministry of Defense has just announced that a US combat submarine was spotted in Russian territorial waters in the Far East today. An American military vehicle of the "Virginia" type sailed to the Kuril island of …
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked Russia’s Far Eastern Kuril Islands on Sunday, the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Service said. According to it, the epicenter of the earthquake was located …
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived on the island of Iturup, which is one of the South Kuril Islands claimed by Japan, Kyodo news reported on 26 July. Mishustin noted he has recently discussed …
More than 60 years of stubborn diplomatic stalemate stemming from the Second World War doesn’t appear likely to end
Japan has taken a final decision to fully suspend all visa-free travel programs between Japanese prefectures and the southern Kuril Islands planned for this year due to the coronavirus spread, an association of former residents of the southern …
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near Russia’s far eastern Kuril Islands and prompted a tsunami warning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 217km south-southeast of Severo on the Kuril chain north of Japan. …
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 …
In recent months, the long-standing and seemingly intractable territorial dispute between Russia and Japan over the southern Kuril Islands has shown potential for positive change
Japan may accept Russia peace pact if it can get back 2 of 4 disputed islands
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. …
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 …
If the approach appears to be efficient, it could be implemented in similar unsettled territorial disputes
Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University on the prospects of the Russian-Japanese peace treaty
Russia's Ministry of Defense will unite naval aviation and the Pacific Fleet's air defense forces as part of a powerful army with a headquarters in Kamchatka, the ministry said. The formation of the army will start in 2018. It …
The deployment of a Russian division on the Kuril Islands is meant only to protect Russia, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a press conference in Tokyo. "This division was under formation for the …
A Russian passenger plane flying off the country’s far east coast nearly collided with an unknown aircraft overnight, according to reports. Now, a source in Russia's security services alleges that the unknown plane was a NATO military …
Moscow and Tokyo have agreed on joint economic activities on disputed territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin urges to stop "historical ping-pong" about the fate of the Kuril islands at a press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. …
Officials believe economic ties could form progress in a long-running territorial dispute.
Japan hopes to use cooperation plan as leverage in pushing forward stalled territorial negotiations
