The Kuril Islands dispute has kept Japan and Russia from ever formally ending the hostilities between them during World War II. Japan's prime minister may finally have to give up hope of making ...

Russia, the main successor state to the Soviet Union, and Japan have never signed a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities during World War II, with the islands remaining the primary ...

Relations between Russia and Japan have been frosty since the war in Ukraine was launched by Vladimir Putin. Sanctions have ...

It was an opportunity to heighten patriotic fervour and national pride. Japan was also a threat to Russian interests in Asia. Russia benefited from economic expansion into the Far East and ...

TASS/. The establishment of September 3 in Russia as a day marking not only an anniversary of the end of World War II, but also of the victory over militaristic Japan should serve as a reminder of ...