Putin says Russia will make new missiles and warns of arms race
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a landmark Cold-War era nuclear pact that ended last month, but that Moscow would not deploy them unless the United States did so first. Speaking at an economic forum in ...
Japanese visitors to Russian Far East surge as electronic visa program eases entry
The number of Japanese visitors to the Russian Far East, including Vladivostok, is surging two years after Moscow introduced an electronic visa system for trips to the region. The annual number of Japanese visitors to the Primorsky Krai coastal region in Russia's Far East surpassed ...
After seizure by Russia and payment of fine, crew of Japanese crab fishing boat released
All 10 crew members of a Japanese crab fishing boat detained by Russian authorities in late January were released Friday and are returning home, according to the consulate-general of Japan in Vladivostok. The captain of the Nishino Maru No. 68 from Shimane Prefecture has been ...
Japanese crab boat seized by Russian authorities for allegedly fishing inside EEZ
Russian authorities have seized a Shimane Prefecture-based Japanese crab boat with 10 crew members in the Sea of Japan for allegedly fishing illegally in Russia's exclusive economic zone, prefectural officials said Saturday. The incident involving the Nishino Maru No. 68, owned by a company in ...
U.S. warship conducts Sea of Japan operation in challenge to Russia's 'excessive maritime claims'
The U.S. Navy has conducted a so-called freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed waters in the Sea of Japan, it said Thursday, to challenge "excessive maritime claims" made by Russia in the area. On Wednesday, the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, which is forwards-deployed to ...
Shadowy North Korean IT group believed hiding out in Russian Far East: sources
A group of North Korean information technology experts has moved its base from Hong Kong to Vladivostok in Russia and is likely engaged in collecting foreign currencies there, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. Since allowing such activities in the Russian Far East could ...
Money-losing ferry service between North Korea and Russia halts operation
Operation of the first regular ferry service between North Korea and Russia has been halted after increased U.N. sanctions in response to Pyongyang's ballistic missile tests kept passenger and freight demand low, its operator said Saturday. The Russian operator, InvestStroiTrest, told Kyodo News that authorities ...
North Korea ferry docks for first time in Vladivostok; Russia dismisses political connection
A new ferry line between isolated North Korea and its neighbor Russia docked for the first time at the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok on Thursday. The ferry's Russian operators say it is purely a commercial venture, but it coincides with what some academics say ...
North Korea uses Japan-banned ferry to launch service to Vladivostok
North Korea launched a ferry service to the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to develop links and boost economic cooperation, the North's state media said, as it faces increasing isolation over its weapons development. Experts have said North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, may ...
Abe hopes investment in Far East will aid progress on Russia peace talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he hopes for progress in peace treaty talks with Russia but that the decades-old issue cannot be settled in one meeting. Abe said he wants to discuss the issue candidly with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he ...
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 ...
Japan holds separate military drills with Russia, U.S.
Japan begins exercises with the U.S. Army in Hokkaido, a day after it started naval maneuvers with Russia 800 km away off the coast of Vladivostok.
