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Elderly Japanese pine for return to Northern Territories
Yoi Hasegawa still remembers when armed Soviet soldiers burst into her house just days after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II and tried to drag away her teenage sister. At gunpoint, her father shielded his daughters in their home on the island ...
Abe describes upcoming meetings with Putin as 'extremely important'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday his talks next month and after with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be very significant, as he has sought to settle a long-standing territorial dispute with the country over a group of disputed islands and sign a postwar ...
Japan team wraps up survey on joint projects with Russia on disputed isles
A public-private research team on Japan-Russia joint economic activities on disputed northwestern Pacific islands returned to Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Friday after completing its on-site survey. "We have finished discussing the planned activities in all five areas (prioritized in the bilateral project)," Eiichi Hasegawa, special adviser ...
Russia offers Japan time to consider Vladimir Putin's unexpected peace treaty proposal
Russia thinks Japan needs time to form a position on President Vladimir Putin’s unexpected peace treaty proposal last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says.
Tokyo should not be swayed in its position by the surprise remark and step up the efforts to address the territorial row with Russia.
Abe puts brakes on Putin proposal, urges greater public support for inking peace pact with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for improving conditions to resolve a decades-old bilateral dispute with Russia over a group of islets and conclude a post-World War II peace treaty, including achieving greater support from both the Japanese and Russian people. Abe's comments suggested ...
What lies behind Putin's peace proposal
The Russian leader's offer is a political move aimed at gaining a tactical advantage.
Putin suggests Russia and Japan agree to peace deal 'without any preconditions' by year's end
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests Moscow and Tokyo sign a peace deal “without any preconditions” by the end of the year to solve their long-running territorial dispute.
Abe and Putin agree to promote economic programs on disputed isles off Hokkaido
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday to step up efforts to realize planned joint economic activities on disputed islands off Hokkaido, while making little progress on the territorial issue. In a news conference after their summit in Vladivostok, Russia, Abe ...
Trump-Putin summit: A political boon for Abe?
While Trump’s seeming embrace of Putin has shocked U.S. allies worldwide, the summit could prove to be something of a blessing for Abe.
Abe helps present Akita puppy to Russian Olympic figure skating champ Alina Zagitova
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took part in the gifting of an Akita puppy to Russian Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova on Saturday at a hotel in central Moscow. The 16-year-old Pyeongchang Winter Olympic gold medallist fell in love with the breed while training in ...
Abe and Putin set to hold summit on isle projects but may also address North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to talk about starting economic projects on the disputed isles but might touch on North Korea as well.
