Russia and Japan dispute ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands, also known as the Northern Territories.

Russia has taken away anti-aircraft missile defence systems from the Kuril Islands, which have been stationed there since 2020; they have probably been transferred for use in the war against Ukraine.

Despite its war in Ukraine, Russia continues to deploy Far East-based aircraft and ships near Japan, a key United States ally ...

A group of islands with a population of only 20,000 have been causing tension between Russia and Japan since the end of the Second World War: the Kuril Islands, or ‘Northern Territories’ as they are ...

The German ambassador to Russia, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. In a protest note, the ministry on Monday warned Germany not to cast doubt on the results ...

Read full article: Man who killed 3 women, shot himself in Hilliard home dies days after being on life support A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern ...

TOKYO — Six warships from the U.S., Japanese and Canadian navies kicked off a weeklong exercise Monday in the northwestern Pacific, from the Russia-controlled Kuril Islands to waters off Tokyo. Noble ...