Japan

Russia scraps peace-treaty talks with Japan

Russia has ended an arrangement dating back to 1991 that allowed Japanese citizens to visit the Kuril Islands without a…

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Japan pushes India to denounce Russia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi on Saturday, where the two leaders discussed…

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Earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, disrupting power service to millions of homes in the…

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Japan jumps on Western bandwagon in restricting Russian trade

The Japanese government will expand Ukraine-related export and financial sanctions against Russia and Russian businessmen, in line with similar measures…

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Japan responds to nuke-sharing idea

Japan will not be seeking a nuclear weapons-sharing deal with the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, after a…

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Japan sanctions Putin

Japan has slapped Russia with additional sanctions for its offensive in Ukraine, targeting three state banks and six individuals, including…

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Japan sees preemptive airstrikes as ‘self-defense’

Japan has reserved the right to conduct preemptive airstrikes against enemies, with Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi making the case that…

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Russia trying to ‘intimidate’ Japan – US

Washington’s new ambassador in Tokyo, Rahm Emanuel, has hit out at his Russian counterpart for saying Japan is hindering the…

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Japan nominates ‘forced labor’ site for UNESCO World Heritage List

Tokyo nominated a complex of 400-year-old gold and silver mines on the small island of Sado off Japan’s western coast…

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Japan claims sovereignty over Russian territory

Tokyo will not give up its claim that Russia’s southern Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean are rightfully Japanese, and…

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