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Articles with tag "Japan"

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
Japan

Russia Says Major Disagreements Remain in Peace Talks with Japan

Russia still demands acknowledgement of its sovereignty over disputed territory between the two states.
Japan

Russia Warns Japan on Islands Dispute as Peace Talks Resume

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Japan to avoid “one-sided rhetoric” as talks resumed on reaching a deal to end a territorial dispute...
Japan

Russia Summons Japan Envoy Over Tokyo's Comments on Disputed Island Row

Russia and Japan have been in dispute for seven decades over island territories captured by Soviet troops in the last days of World War II.
Japan

Japan Plans to Push for Peace Treaty With Russia, PM Says

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he intends to push for a World War Two peace treaty with Russia.
Japan

Russia Unamused by Japan PM’s Islands Transfer Proposal

Lawmakers have assailed Abe’s vow not to displace Russians living in the a group of islands that Tokyo seeks to regain.
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