The visits, which allowed former residents to visit the graves of their ancestors on the Russian-held island, were halted for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing ...

FILE PHOTO: Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference in Nizhny Novgorod MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that if the United States stationed ...

New visa centres in Moscow and St Petersburg reflect a sharp rise in Russian demand as Chinese arrivals fall amid diplomatic ...

Russia on Thursday said Japan’s recent actions over the disputed Kuril Islands have brought relations to the “point of no return,” criticizing “anti-Russian rallies” and comparisons to Ukraine made ...

The Embassy of Japan in Russia has opened new visa application centers to meet growing demand among Russians wishing to visit ...

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 it did more than redraw the map of Europe: it pulled at the frayed seam that has separated Tokyo and Moscow for decades. Since ...

She said visits to the graves by ageing former islanders is a “humanitarian issue”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

TOKYO — A pair of Russian patrol aircraft circled Japan’s four main islands Thursday for the first time in five years, according to Japan’s military the same day. The Tu-124 patrol planes flew a route ...

Evacuations were ordered across the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday. Tsunami waves over 3 meters high were recorded in ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Saturday to call on Russia to allow former Japanese residents to visit disputed islands ...