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Russia rules out talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands
Published on 29/01/2023
» Russia said on Sunday it will not hold annual talks with Japan on renewing a pact that allows Japanese fishermen to operate near disputed islands, saying Japan has taken anti-Russian measures.
Japan says disputed islands 'illegally occupied' by Russia
AFP, Published on 22/04/2022
» TOKYO - Japan described four disputed islands as "illegally occupied" by Russia for the first time in nearly two decades on Friday as ties sour between the countries over the war in Ukraine.
Japan to sanction chip exports to Russia over Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» TOKYO - Japan will impose sanctions on Russia targeting semiconductor exports and financial institutions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday after G7 leaders agreed to punish Moscow economically for invading Ukraine.
Putin, Abe hold summit to break island impasse
AFP, Published on 22/01/2019
» MOSCOW - Russia and Japan's leaders meet for talks in Moscow Tuesday over the disputed island chain that has long prevented a peace treaty to end World War II. But recent rhetoric has dampened hopes of a breakthrough.
Elderly Japanese pine for return to 'lost' northern islands
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» NEMURO, Japan: Yoi Hasegawa still remembers when armed Soviet soldiers burst into her house just days after Japan's World War II surrender and tried to drag away her teenaged sister.
Putin proposes Russia, Japan agree historic peace deal
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» VLADIVOSTOK (RUSSIA) - President Vladimir Putin suggested Wednesday Russia and Japan sign a peace deal "without any preconditions" by the end of the year, a historic proposal to try to solve a territorial dispute after decades of deadlock.