The Kuril Islands comprise an archipelago of four islands between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and the northernmost part of Japan, Hokkaido Island. Before World War II, the islands were a part of ...

It is likely that there will not be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia this year — or ever one at all. If ...

it was stated that Moscow had informed Tokyo that it cannot coordinate any timeframes for its consultations on fishing due to Japan’s anti-Russian restrictions Japan eager to resume humanitarian ...

Furthermore, the Russian president does not rule out a U.S. troop presence on the disputed islands if controlled by Japan. Russia’s defense minister intends to station a new Russian army ...

Japan has periodically expressed unease about Russia beefing up its military infrastructure on the disputed island chain.

MOSCOW--Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he will definitely one day visit the Southern Kuril Islands which are at the centre of a dispute with Japan ... tip of Russia’s Kamchatka ...

The negotiations for a peace treaty to officially terminate a state of war date back to 1956, when Russia and Japan signed the Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration. The territorial dispute over islands ...

The Kuril Islands dispute has kept Japan and Russia from ever formally ending the hostilities between them during World War II. Japan's prime minister may finally have to give up hope of making ...

Japan’s Foreign Ministry has voiced protest to the Russian embassy amid Monday's visit of Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov to the Kunashir Island. Russia’s diplomatic mission in Tokyo ...