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 ...
