Russia has moved old tanks, artillery, and multiple air defense systems from a group of islands claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo. That's according to a Japanese researcher, who believes the ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 ...

Strong tremors of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Kuril Islands on June 14, National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The seismic activity was felt in the Russian Far East at 12:05 AM.

Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, Russian state mediareported Thursday. Tokyo accused Russia of introducing ...

The Kuril Islands offer several military and political advantages for Russia. First, due to their geographical position, they make it easier for Russia to manoeuvre its Pacific Fleet of warships ...

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Russia's Kuril islands on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

RBTH spoke to the scientists involved with the third expedition to be sent to the Kuril Islands in the Russian Far East in order to monitor the radiation.

Bastion missile systems, with a range of more than 300 miles, were deployed on the island of Paramushir in the northern Kuril Islands, Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced Monday, Japan’s ...

The Government of Japan has responded to warnings that the Russian Armed Forces are carrying out military exercises on the Kuril Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Russian Far East.The island ...

The Kuril Islands are strategically located. They separate the Sea of Okhotsk from the wider Pacific Ocean, marking a vital point of egress for Russia’s Pacific Fleet. They also provide Russia ...

Russia plans to deploy new weapons on islands that are at the center of a decades-long territorial dispute with Japan, according to former President Dmitry Medvedev, who’s the current deputy ...

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Russia's Kuril islands on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.