Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty to end the second world war because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands. The Soviet army seized the Kurils at the end of the war in 1945 and ...

Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands — a former Soviet nuclear submarine base — was responsible for the mysterious 1831 ...

Japan revived its stronger wording concerning the disputed Northern ... territory as well as islands over which Japan possesses sovereignty.” Hayashi added that Russia’s occupation of the ...

Japan announced new sanctions against 11 individuals, 3 banks, and 29 companies from Russia. The sanctions also include ...

Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty to end the second world war because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands. The Soviet army seized the Kurils at the end of the war in 1945 ...

Manila, Washington, and Tokyo leaders set a meeting this weekend to strategize on security cooperation amid regional ...

“an extremely remote volcano” on Simushir Island in the Kuril archipelago, a disputed territory between Russia and Japan. “For many of Earth’s volcanoes, particularly those in remote ...

part of the Kuril Islands archipelago, an area disputed by Russia and Japan. Before the scientists’ findings, Zavaritskii’s last known eruption was in 800 BC. “For many of Earth’s ...

On Christmas Day, authorities in Estonia and Finland noted the sudden interruption of the Estlink 2 undersea electricity ...

The disputed islands are surrounded by rich ... China’s increased joint military drills with Russia near Japanese coasts have also irked Japan. Tokyo is shifting its military posture toward ...