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RUSSIA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan to conduct trial tour to Russian-held isles from Wednesday
A trial sightseeing tour to two of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido at the center of a decadeslong territorial row between Tokyo and Moscow will take place between Wednesday and Oct. 16, the Japanese government has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2019
Foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agree to advance peace treaty talks
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, agreed Wednesday to develop bilateral ties by advancing negotiations on a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2019
Japan protests video message from Putin celebrating new factory on disputed Russian-held isle off Hokkaido
Japan lodged a protest with Russia after President Vladimir Putin sent a video message to celebrate the opening of a new seafood-processing factory on disputed Shikotan Island, a government official said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2019
Abe urges Putin to fulfill ‘historical duty’ and sign treaty amid deadlock over disputed isles
Putin said bilateral relations “are stable and develop actively,” and that he looks forward to discussing future cooperation with the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2019
Abe leaves for three-day trip to Russia, for regional summit and meeting with Putin
Abe's meeting with Putin on Thursday is set to be the highlight of the trip, with the focus on moving toward resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over Russian-held islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2019
Russia plans to beef up missile defense on northern Kurils, close to islands claimed by Japan
A document revealed that a new land-to-ship missile system that has a range of more than 300 kilometers could be deployed on Paramushir and Matua in the chain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2019
Putin and Abe to discuss peace treaty during talks next week, but Moscow unlikely to make any concessions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Thursday in Vladivostok, in Russia's Far East, on the fringes of an economic forum, the Russian presidential office has said.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
Kunashiri residents and Russian officials visit Hokkaido ahead of joint waste project
Residents from Kunashiri, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, visited Nemuro in eastern Hokkaido on Monday together with a group of Russian officials to learn about garbage processing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2019
Russia accuses Japan of trying to meddle in domestic affairs with protest of island visit
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga rejected criticism by Russia on Wednesday, after Moscow summoned Japan's ambassador and accused Tokyo of trying to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2019
Japan protests Russia's plans for live-fire military drills off disputed Kunashiri island
Plans by the Russian military to hold live-fire exercises off the disputed Northern Territories prompted a rebuke by Tokyo late last week, the chief government spokesman said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev visits disputed island off Hokkaido despite protest from Tokyo
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday made his first visit since 2015 to one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, despite a request from Tokyo to have the trip canceled, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2019
Japan lawmaker who sparked scandal with Russia war remarks to join anti-NHK party
Hodaka Maruyama, who was expelled from Nippon Ishin no Kai, will become a member of NHK Kara Kokumin wo Mamoru To (the Party to Protect the People from NHK).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2019
Time for Japan to reassess its Russia policy
Recent airspace violations show that efforts to boost security cooperation have failed to bear fruit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2019
Despite agreement, Russia rejects starting talks on territorial dispute due to Putin's flagging support rate
In a move that could further delay the signing of a peace treaty between the two countries, Russia has rejected starting talks with Japan on the return of two disputed islands despite an agreement made last year, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2019
Abe and Putin upbeat on bilateral ties, but progress on territorial dispute continues to elude
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet but fail to reach any major breakthrough in the long-standing territorial dispute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2019
Has Abe's summit diplomacy paid off?
Seven years and over 80 overseas visits later, Abe has no tangible foreign policy achievements and there is little prospect of this reality changing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2019
Japan mulls partially lifting ban on chicken meat from Russia ahead of leaders' G20 talks
Japan is considering partially lifting an import ban on chicken meat from Russia, with the two countries' leaders expected to discuss the matter on the sidelines of this week's Group of 20 summit in Osaka, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2019
Putin says Japan's military cooperation with U.S. is getting in the way of peace talks with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wants to conclude a postwar peace treaty with Japan but that the process is challenging due to Tokyo's military cooperation with Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Soviet documents reveal Moscow's view on territory seized from Japan at end of WWII
Top Soviet officials were aware that the lack of a reference in the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty to the sovereignty of islands seized from Japan in the closing days of World War II could be exploited in postwar negotiations with Tokyo, declassified documents obtained by Kyodo News have shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 1, 2019
Lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama's 'war' gaffe puts spotlight on disputed isles
Diet lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama was kicked out of opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai last month over remarks he made during an exchange excursion to one of the Russian-controlled islands off the coast of Hokkaido that Japan claims as its own. Other opposition parties have demanded he resign and the ruling...
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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