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RUSSIA JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
Japan, Russia to meet in mid-March to discuss economic projects on disputed islands
Japanese and Russian officials plan to hold talks around March 14 in Tokyo on how to proceed with joint economic projects on Russian-held islands at the center of a decades-old bilateral territorial dispute, a Japanese government source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2017
Abe renews pledge to solve territorial row with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday renewed his pledge to settle a dispute with Russia over four islands off Hokkaido despite failing two months earlier to produce any visible progress during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Russian foreign minister claims Obama tried to stop Japan from improving ties with Moscow
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama tried to prevent Japan from improving ties with Russia and hosting a visit by President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Tuesday during his annual news conference.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2016
For sake of summit, Japan snubbed G-7 leaders in condemning Russia for Syria crisis
Prime Minister Abe's decision not to join Western leaders in December in condemning Russia over the Syrian civil war because of his summit with Putin is being criticized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 29, 2016
Abe's disputed-isle economic deal may work to strengthen Russia's hand
Hoping to break a decades-old stalemate in a row with Russia over ownership of a string of islands off Hokkaido, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken a new tack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2016
Russian military buildup on disputed isles clouds resolution of row with Tokyo
Even though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed their recent agreement on joint economic activities on four disputed islands off Hokkaido is a step toward resolving the territorial row, the islands' strategic importance for Russia is likely to continue complicating the decades-old issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2016
Most Japanese feel unfriendly toward Russia: survey
Roughly eight out of 10 Japanese feel unfriendly toward Russia, according to results of a government survey conducted after Tokyo's unsuccessful bid to settle a 70-year-old territorial row blocking the signing a peace treaty to end the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2016
Defending approach in territorial dispute, Abe eyes Russia visit early next year
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he plans to visit Russia to continue negotiations on the territorial dispute over the four Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2016
With Abe-Putin detente, former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido hope to get easier access
Former residents of four islands off Hokkaido that were seized from Japan by Russia in the last days of World War II greeted with cautious optimism Friday's announcement that efforts would be made to simplify visits to their ancestor's gravesites. They also offered specific suggestions on what such efforts could be.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 16, 2016
Putin exits onsen drama holding all the cards
The summit talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not end in hikiwake, or a draw, as Putin once phrased it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2016
Abe-Putin summit ends with economic deals but no isle steps
Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday to start talks on potential "joint economic activities" they could launch on the four disputed Russia-held islands off Hokkaido, saying it could be an important first step toward resolving their decades-long territorial row.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2016
A step forward for Japan-Russia ties
The summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin helped set the stage for future efforts to resolve the long-standing territorial row.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2016
Snapshot of Japan-Russia economic cooperation agreements
Japan and Russia exchanged some 80 agreements on economic cooperation after talks in Tokyo Friday between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Abe, Putin focus on peace treaty issues in first round of two-day talks in Yamaguchi
Despite ongoing pressure on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday welcomed President Vladimir Putin — the first visit by a Russian leader in around 11 years — as he sought to make a breakthrough in a postwar territorial row that has left the countries without a peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Tardy tactics? Late arrival common for Russian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lived up to his reputation: his legendary tardiness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
Putin set to arrive for summit with Abe, but island dispute progress seen as unlikely
Despite the onsen rapprochement, the meeting is seen as unlikely to produce a major breakthrough in the territorial row.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2016
Japan brushes off U.S. opposition to upcoming Abe-Putin summit in Tokyo
Japan has disregarded U.S. opposition to a planned bilateral summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tokyo later this week, diplomatic sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Ahead of Putin visit, Russia declines Japanese 'puppy-love diplomacy'
Russia appears to have snubbed a Japanese attempt at puppy-love diplomacy by declining a gift of a dog for President Vladimir Putin at a summit next week with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2016
Japanese banks eye ¥95 billion in loans to Russia's Gazprom
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and other banks are making final arrangements to jointly extend some ¥95 billion ($831 million) in loans to Russia's state-run gas firm Gazprom, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
Russia unlikely to be flexible on treaty deal, Noda says
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has expressed concern over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's negotiations with Russia for a postwar peace treaty, saying Moscow is unlikely to be very flexible.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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