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

TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday, drawing ...

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

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 ...

Russia said Monday it has summoned the Japanese ambassador in Moscow after Tokyo lodged a strong protest over Russian President Vlad ...

Russian foreign minister says Tokyo has no grounds to object to the Russian president visiting any part of Russian territory.

Japanese PM says islands seized by Soviets late in second world war are part of her country under international law ...

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

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

Japan strongly protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands as Russian president tours fish factory - Putin visits ...

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