BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted east of the Kuril Islands at 2238 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...

China-Japan tensions escalate as Beijing defends its coast guard patrol near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. This ...

Moscow's harsh reaction to the rhetoric of Japan's new leadership has sent a clear signal to Tokyo amid tensions between ...

Japan’s Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories, Hitoshi Kikawada, is under fire after referring to the disputed Kuril ...

The territorial status of these islands should not be questioned by anyone," the spokesman said. Earlier, it was reported that on November 8, Kikawada conducted a remote inspection of the southern ...

EADaily, November 10th, 2025. In Japan, a scandal is gaining momentum in connection with the statements of the Minister for ...

The official’s statement reportedly caused an ambiguous reaction, as it could be interpreted as "recognition of the islands’ belonging to the Russian side" ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Chinese President Xi Jinping (center), and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) walk at the front of a group of dignitaries attending China’s military ...

This image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of ...

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ...