Japan protested Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, escalating tensions over territory claimed by ...

Why Putin is testing Japan’s limits with visit to contested Pacific islands - The Russian leader’s first visit to the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan ...

The US ambassador said Washington was "unwavering" in recognising Japanese sovereignty, after Putin's visit to the four ...

The island, also known by its Japanese name Etorofu, lies northeast of Japan — around 100 kilometers from the coast of Hokkaido — in the Kuril Islands chain and is claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo.

The disagreement has prevented the countries from signing a formal peace treaty, although they ended their state of war and ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

The Kuril Islands dispute has escalated significantly following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s provocative first-ever ...

The Japanese government is outraged after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a tiny island north of Hokkaido, a territory that Tokyo has insisted was illegitimately stolen from the country in ...

The Japanese government plans to consider countermeasures against Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to one of the four islands that are controlled by Russia and claimed by Japan.

Japan summoned Russia’s ambassador to protest President Vladimir Putin’s visit to a disputed island in the Kuril chain, ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader's visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further ...