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Japan demands changes to new UN world map featuring disputed island
1+ day, 19+ 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 should not tell Russia which monuments to erect — Kremlin aide
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (117+ words) Vladimir Medinsky said the lessons of history should be remembered - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section â- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section â - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section â - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section â - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto…...
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia ‘misconception’
2+ day, 11+ 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…...
Equal Earth Map Row: Japanese Government Calls for Changes in Map & Protests Depiction of Islands Linked to Russia Dispute
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (341+ words) Equal Earth Map Row: The UN recently released a new map called the Equal Earth. Now, Japan’s government has pointed out that the map depicts Russia as well as some disputed islands in the same colour & also demanded some changes....
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception"
2+ day, 13+ 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…...
Russia Raps Japan's Request for Removal of Statue
3+ day, 50+ min ago (135+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has criticized Tokyo's request to remove a new statue of a Soviet soldier destroying a stone marker bearing a chrysanthemum emblem, a symbol of Japan. Japan should not interfere in the…...
Japan: Rights at risk with flag desecration law, lack of oversight on the new intelligence body and planned anti-espionage laws
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (647+ words) DATE POSTED: 10.09.2026 In recent months, Japan adopted a flag desecration law that violates the right to freedom of expression. There are concerns around powers of the new national intelligence body, plans for anti-espionage laws and to allow warrantless communications interception....
Film about Taiwanese POWs in USSR screened in Tokyo
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (317+ words) A screening of the documentary film Memories Frozen in Time about Taiwanese soldiers who were held in Soviet prisoner-of-war camps after Japan’s surrender in 1945 took place in Tokyo, Japan, last Saturday. The film was made by director Xu Mingchun, Taipei…...
The Doolittle Raid: American Revenge for Pearl Harbor
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (176+ words) Address: 102-7575 Trans-Canada Highway Montreal, QC H4T 1V6 Canada Copyright © 2026 TheCollector Following Pearl Harbor, Americans were impatient to strike back against Japan on their home turf. General James Doolittle’s daring raid fulfilled this nationwide desire. Although World War II began with Germany’s invasion…...
Documentary explores the experiences of Taiwanese WWII prisoners of war - Taipei Times
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (615+ words) A documentary exploring the history of Taiwanese soldiers detained by the Soviet Union in prisoner of war camps after fighting for Japan in World War II was screened in Tokyo on Saturday last week. Memories Frozen in Time (冰封的記憶), directed…...