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RUSSIA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
Japan considering additional sanctions after Russia seizes Ukraine territory
Tokyo is expected to work to come up with details of its envisaged additional sanctions in line with the G7 stance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2022
Japan-Russia ties remain grim as Moscow becomes Beijing’s ‘junior partner’
As Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Uzbekistan, it's unclear whether the summit will yield any substantial gains for Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 5, 2022
Fukushima WWII veteran recalls trauma of detention in Soviet Union
Sadao Kanari, who was a signalman for the Imperial Japanese Navy, was captured after Japan's surrender and taken to the Russian Far East.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2022
Russia conducts military drills on islands claimed by Japan
The drills on the islands come in defiance of a warning from Tokyo that the actions are incompatible with its position and totally unacceptable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022
Russia to hand over three bodies found after tour boat sinking to Japan
A Japan Coast Guard ship is expected to visit a port in Korsakov on Sakhalin island in September or later to pick up the bodies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2022
Japan utilities get contract offer from new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2
The Russian entity replaces the project operator Sakhalin Energy as Moscow rewrites rules for foreign firms operating in the country amid global sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
Russia's ambassador to Japan pays respects at Hiroshima Peace Park
The envoy said he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms, while also criticizing a decision not to invite him to a commemoration on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2022
Russia's Gazprom to get 50% of Sakhalin-2 LNG project replacement entity
Mitsui and Mitsubishi, which hold a combined 22.5% stake in the project, said separately that they are examining details of the new entity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2022
Three bodies, believed to be missing Hokkaido tour boat passengers, still kept by Russia
The Japanese and Russian governments are still negotiating the handover of the bodies discovered on the Russian island of Sakhalin and Kunashiri.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022
Japan to lose Sakhalin-2 rights if Kishida supports oil price cap, Medvedev warns
The price cap plan would set an upper limit on international purchase prices of Russian oil, at around half the current level, in line with discussions by Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2022
Japan and South Korea buyers not yet asked to pay rubles for Russian LNG imports
Russia has already demanded ruble payments from European oil and gas buyers as its economy, cut off from the global financial system, faces a grave crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Russian warships travel between far-flung Okinawan islands
The announcement was the first time that Japan's Defense Ministry revealed that Russian Navy vessels had passed through the waterway between Yonaguni and Iriomote Islands.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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