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FOCUS: Japan Has Few Cards to Play 1 Month after Putin's Isle Visit
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (164+ 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 has few cards to play one month after Putin’s isle visit
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (140+ words) Tokyo has been unable to devise a strong response given Japanâs need for oil and natural gas from Russia as war rages in the Middle East. TOKYO - Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir…...
Japan demands changes to new UN world map featuring disputed island
2+ day, 13+ 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
3+ day, 4+ 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’
3+ day, 5+ 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
3+ day, 9+ 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"
3+ day, 7+ 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, 18+ hour 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, 21+ 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....
Japan's Northern Territories: The Four Islands Explained
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (596+ words) Chachadake, seen from Rausu, Hokkaido. At 1,772 meters, it is the tallest volcano in the Northern Territories and is known as "Kunashiri Fuji." (©Sankei/Kenji Suzuki) The Northern Territories, which Russian President Vladimir Putin recently visited for the first time, comprise…...