Keen Sword 25 takes aim at countering China's threats to the Japanese southwestern islands as well. U.S. military newspaper ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 53 jolted east of Kuril Islands at 205200 GMT on Thursday the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said T ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...

An astronaut captured an enthralling image of Onekotan Island from the International Space Station, showcasing the Krenitsyna ...

MOSCOW, January 28. /TASS/. Three-quarters (77%) of Russians say they are opposed to any transfer of the southern Kuril Islands over to Japan for the sake of reaching a peace deal and boosting ...

Japan could also pursue an independent nuclear program. The country has the capability to do so and faces looming conflicts ...

The next president must work to contain the threat of a precarious new front from emerging in the Indo-Pacific.

Today, the air cargo world is dominated by just a few players, with American giants UPS Airlines and FedEx Express dominating ...

TOKYO, May 23. /TASS/. A group of citizens of southern Kuril Islands arrived on Thursday in northern Japan under a visa-free exchange program, authorities of the Nemuro port in the Hokkaido ...

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In a town hall meeting in the Khabarovsk region that was broadcast on state television on Thursday, Putin responded to a question about visiting the Kuril Islands, which are known in Japan as the ...

Russia’s defense minister intends to station a new Russian army division on the disputed Kuril Islands in 2017. The deadlock is rooted in the entrenched positions of both sides.