Japan seeking talks to allow visa-free flights to Russian-held isles off Hokkaido
Japan plans to hold talks with Russia on possible visa-free visits by air to four disputed islands to help former Japanese islanders make trips more frequently and faster, according to a government source. Japan hopes to introduce the plane trips to the islands — which ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2, a Russian minister said Thursday. The meeting will take place during Abe's trip to Vladivostok to participate in an economic forum to be held there on Sept. 2-3 at ...
Abe cited 'judo draw' compromise in November talks with Putin over isles row
In the hope of making progress in a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute with Russia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited the spirit of hikiwake, a martial arts term for a draw or tie, in his previous talks with President Vladimir Putin in November, a diplomatic ...
Abe-Putin meet on U.N. sidelines, seek presidential visit by year's end
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday to advance negotiations on reaching a solution to a long-standing territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from concluding a postwar peace treaty. As part of such efforts, they agreed to continue talks ...
Abe quandary: How to court Putin and still maintain sanctions over Crimea
While Japan maintains sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing for a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin this year for two reasons — to move forward the stalled territorial negotiations and the other to drive ...
Putin may delay Japan visit over Tokyo's Ukraine sanctions: state newspaper
President Vladimir Putin may delay his visit to Japan because of sanctions Tokyo has imposed on Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis, Moscow's acting ambassador to Japan was cited as saying by Russian state media on Thursday. Japan, in a coordinated move with ...
