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RUSSIA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Tardy tactics? Late arrival common for Russian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lived up to his reputation: his legendary tardiness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
Putin set to arrive for summit with Abe, but island dispute progress seen as unlikely
Despite the onsen rapprochement, the meeting is seen as unlikely to produce a major breakthrough in the territorial row.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2016
Japan brushes off U.S. opposition to upcoming Abe-Putin summit in Tokyo
Japan has disregarded U.S. opposition to a planned bilateral summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tokyo later this week, diplomatic sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Ahead of Putin visit, Russia declines Japanese 'puppy-love diplomacy'
Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a gift of a dog for President Vladimir Putin at a summit next week with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2016
Japanese banks eye ¥95 billion in loans to Russia's Gazprom
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and other banks are making final arrangements to jointly extend some ¥95 billion ($831 million) in loans to Russia's state-run gas firm Gazprom, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
Russia unlikely to be flexible on treaty deal, Noda says
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has expressed concern over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's negotiations with Russia for a postwar peace treaty, saying Moscow is unlikely to be very flexible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2016
Abe hopes investment in Far East will aid progress on Russia peace talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he hopes for progress in peace treaty talks with Russia but that the decades-old issue cannot be settled in one meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2016
Trump's stance will help Japan discuss isles but not get them back
Donald Trump's election as the next U.S. president is likely to make it easier for Japan to seek further talks with Russia on a decades-old territorial dispute by allowing it to take advantage of Trump's more favorable stance toward Moscow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2016
Japan, Russia to continue peace treaty talks up to Abe-Putin summit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agree to continue talks on concluding a peace treaty to end World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2016
Kishida leaves for three-day Russia visit to prepare for Abe-Putin summit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida left Thursday for a three-day visit to Russia to make final preparations for an upcoming summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Japan, the Foreign Ministry said the same day.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Moscow says missile deployment on disputed isles should not hurt Russia-Japan relations
The deployment of Russian missile systems on the Kuril Islands should not influence efforts to settle a long-running territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo over the islands, the Kremlin said.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
Russia deploys anti-ship missiles on disputed isles off Hokkaido
The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet deploys state-of-the-art missile systems on two disputed islands also claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
In potential setback for Abe, Putin maintains tough stance on island dispute
In a potential setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of softening his position on negotiations over concluding a peace treaty with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Abe, Putin hold preliminary isle talks in Lima
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds intensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Peru as he pursues a breakthrough in their summit in Japan next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2016
Russia-friendly Trump likely to give Abe leeway on Putin negotiations
U.S. approval is vital if Tokyo intends to bargain with sanctions-hit Moscow, and Donald Trump will be more likely to oblige than Barack Obama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Japan, Russia to ease visa rules, push tourism under cooperation plan
Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other's citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, government officials said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2016
Kishida to visit Russia early next month in preparation for Putin trip to Japan
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will travel to Russia on Dec. 3 for talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to lay the groundwork for a bilateral summit in Japan in mid-December, according to the Kremlin.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2016
Possible impact to Japan as Russian minister loses job in bribery scandal
Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who was in charge of compiling Moscow's proposals for possible economic cooperation with Japan, was fired Tuesday after being detained earlier on suspicion of receiving a $2 million bribe, local media reported.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2016
Diet members push study of $6.7 billion Russia gas pipeline ahead of Putin visit
Japanese lawmakers are revisiting a plan to build a $6.7 billion natural gas pipeline from Russia ahead of a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Aide Yachi to visit Russia next week to lay groundwork for Abe-Putin summit
Japan is making final arrangements for a key foreign policy adviser to visit Russia on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's summit with President Vladimir Putin in Japan next month, a government source said.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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