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Articles with tag "Japan"

Map revision

Russia Slams Japan for 'Illegally' Including Disputed Islands in 2020 Olympics Map

Japan's move “poisons the atmosphere of addressing complicated issues,” Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.
Territorial dispute

Russia Summons Japanese Envoy Over Disputed Islands Comments

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Japan's comments about what it did on its sovereign territory were unacceptable.
Controversial Kurils

Japan Protests Russian Military Drills on Disputed Island

Russia had earlier notified Japan of its plans to hold six days of live-fire exercises off one of the islands.
controversial territory

Japan Says Russian Prime Minister's Visit to Disputed Island Is Regrettable

The territorial row over the island chain has prevented a formal peace treaty between the two countries.
controversial territory

Russia Protests Over G20 Map Showing Disputed Islands as Japan's

The islands have been controlled by Russia since the end of World War II.
Kurils Dispute

Russia Rebuffs Japan's Military Expansion Warning

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia was only operating on its own territory.
Territorial dispute

Russia's Lavrov Says 'Extremely Significant' Differences With Japan on Peace Deal – Reports

The two countries have yet to sign a peace deal to formally recognize the end of World War II.
Hands off

Japan Protests Russia’s Shooting Drills on Disputed Islands

Japan had previously expressed displeasure with Russian military buildup on the Kuril Islands, which Moscow has rejected.
Territorial dispute

Kremlin Abandons Plans to Hand Islands to Japan – Reports

The talks with Japan could go on “for years,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
power play

Russia Delivers High-Speed Internet to Islands Disputed by Japan

Russia and Japan both claim sovereignty over the chain of four islands.
State Poll

Kuril Population Overwhelmingly Opposes Transfer of Islands to Japan

President Putin said that any deal to end the territorial dispute with Japan would need public backing.
Defense

Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Fly Over Sea of Japan

Tokyo scrambled air force planes to intercept them.
Japan

77% of Russians Oppose Ceding Kuril Islands to Japan, Poll Says

Russia and Japan have still not formally signed a peace treaty to the war because of the islands.
opinion
Dmitry Streltsov

Why Russia and Japan Can't Solve the Kuril Islands Dispute

It’s ambitious to expect that both sides will come to a definitive compromise and put an end to the territorial dispute.
Podcast

Does Nastya Rybka Have Proof of Russian Election Meddling? And Putin Says No Deal to Japan.

From Russia With News is a weekly podcast produced by Moscow Times journalists.
Japan

In Moscow, Japanese Expats Still Hold Out Hope for a Historic Peace Deal

As Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin met this week in Moscow, Japanese expats in Moscow were watching closely.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Putin Doesn’t Have Clout to Get Deal With Abe

Putin’s fading domestic political magic makes it doubtful that he can create it in time for Abe to claim the win he craves.
Japan

Putin Says Any Deal to End Land Row With Japan Needs Public Support

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday over the dispute Kuril Islands.
Japan

Putin Takes Hard Line on Japan Island Dispute Before Abe's Visit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads for talks in Moscow this week in hopes of resolving a 70-year-old dispute over four small islands
Japan

Russia Asks Japan to Recognize the Outcome of World War II

Russia has said Tokyo must first recognize Russian sovereignty over the islands in order for any progress to be made in peace talks
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