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FOCUS: Japan Has Few Cards to Play 1 Month after Putin's Isle Visit
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (361+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. Japan has lodged a strong protest following Putin's Aug. 13 visit to the island of…...
Japan demands changes to new UN world map featuring disputed island
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (414+ words) Japan has protested a new world map adopted by the UN after it showed the disputed Kuril Islands as part of Russia. Japan’s government demanded a correction to the map, known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection. The UN General…...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia ‘misconception’
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (339+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets residents as he visits the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, on Aug 13. Published Sep 10, 2026, 07:48 PM TOKYO – Japan said on Sept 10 it had asked for the revision of a new…...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception"
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (305+ words) TOKYO: Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday…...
What the kamikaze still teach us in this age of drones | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1+ week, 4+ day ago (80+ words) By KOJI SONODA/ Senior National Security Correspondent August 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST The images leave a lasting impression on anyone watching the news: unmanned drones crashing into targeted facilities in the U.S.-Iran conflict or the war in Ukraine, followed by plumes of…...
Tokyo issues angry response as Putin visits disputed islands near Japan
3+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the four islands Japan claims as its own for the first time on Thursday, prompting a "strong" protest from Tokyo. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by tensions over the contested islands, known in Japan…...
Russia test-fires missiles off disputed islands days after Putin’s visit
3+ week, 2+ day ago (393+ words) Russia test-fired anti-ship missiles from an island which is also claimed by Japan, a week after Vladimir Putin angered Tokyo by becoming the first Russian president to visit the disputed archipelago. The Pacific Fleet said on Thursday a unit equipped…...
Russian missile drills near disputed islands deepen tensions with Japan
3+ week, 2+ day ago (454+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Varyag missile cruiser to watch a military exercise on Sakhalin Island, Aug. 12, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov) By KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES Russia fired antiship and cruise missiles during naval drills near islands claimed by Japan,…...
Days After Putin’s First Visit, Russia Fires Missiles Near Islands Claimed by Japan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) Russia has carried out rare missile drills involving naval vessels and a ground-based launcher near the disputed southern Kuril Islands, adding to already heightened tensions with Japan, Bloomberg reported on August 21. Russia’s Pacific Fleet said missiles were launched from a…...
Russia conducts missile test off Japan-claimed islands amid deepening row
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1773+ words) Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over the disputed territory following President Vladimir Putin's first-ever visit there last week. While it was unclear exactly…...