Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s ...

Russia summons Japan’s ambassador to Moscow over Prime Minister Sanae ⁠Takaichi’s ‘anti-Russian’ remarks.

Japan's ambassador to Russia appeared at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after being summoned amid a spat over ...

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

Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto, who was summoned over criticism by Japanese officials of a recent visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the disputed Kuril ...

The diplomatic spat continues to simmer as Moscow summons Tokyo’s ambassador after the Russian president’s trip to the disputed islands last week ...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, a Japan-claimed island at the end of the Kuril chain near ...

Russia has criticised Japan's condemnation of President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iturup Island, saying its sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Southern ...

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

The Russian leader’s first visit to the disputed Kuril islands has exposed how far ties between Moscow and Tokyo have ...

Japanese PM says Putin’s visit to the Pacific island chain, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, is ‘unacceptable’.

Japanese officials had ‘crossed the line of decency’ in criticising Putin’s recent trip, said Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.