Japan's prime minister will be in Moscow Tuesday, amid speculation that Russia and Japan might be about to sign a peace treaty. The two countries have still not officially ended World War II.

The addition would almost triple the total number of North Korean soldiers directly fighting alongside Russia in its war ...

Japan and Russia: The War That Won't End. Published Aug 08, 2017 at 12:16 PM EDT Updated Aug 08, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following a ...

Russia and Japan previously fought in what is now known as the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. The war was decisively won by the Empire of Japan, delivering what was then a shocking defeat to the ...

Imperial Japan launched a surprise attack on Russia’s fleet at Port Arthur, marking the start of the Russo-Japanese War. This episode breaks down the geopolitical, military, and diplomatic tensions ...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to warnings from Moscow and Washington that one false move could precipitate a catastrophic global conflict.. But while the threat of World War Three remains a ...

The war set the terms upon which Russia, China, Korea, and Japan would contest control of the region over the course of the 20th century. The conflict also had important legacies for the conduct ...

The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 was a big deal at the time, and it is generally considered the first modern war. The world watched with rapt attention.

Japan continued to buy cereals, began to buy nitrates in large quantities, and continued to build up her gold balance abroad (available for war purchases) by shipping a total of $22,500,000 in ...

Although the circumstances may sound familiar to anyone who has followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the above narrative actually describes the beginning of the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War.

The war set the terms upon which Russia, China, Korea, and Japan would contest control of the region over the course of the 20th century. The conflict also had important legacies for the conduct ...

The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 was a big deal at the time, and it is generally considered the first modern war. The world watched with rapt attention.