3+ week, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) Russia's Pacific Fleet holds drills near Japan's Northern Territories nhk.or.jp Russian defense officials said they have conducted an exercise with their Pacific Fleet that simulated an attack on ships off the coast of Japan's Northern Territories. Russia controls…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) Former residents of Japan's Northern Territories have asked the Japanese Foreign Ministry to engage in diplomatic negotiations with Russia for an early return of the islands to Japan. Last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Etorofu Island, one of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (164+ words) Russia's Foreign Ministry has lodged a protest with Japan, after it protested Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan's Northern Territories. The Russian president visited Etorofu Island of the Northern Territories on Thursday. On the same day, Japanese Prime Minister…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he summoned Japan's envoy following Tokyo's protest of President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to one of four Russian-controlled islands. Japan claims the islands. Lavrov told reporters on Monday that Japan had made completely unacceptable…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (241+ words) Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae does not plan to visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, August 15, when the country annually marks the end of World War Two. The shrine honors Japan's war dead. Those remembered include leaders convicted of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) People in Japan are commemorating 81 years since the end of World War Two. August 15 is when the public learned about the country's surrender. The government's ceremony is set to start just before noon. That day in 1945, Japan heard Emperor Showa,…...