Tokyo to continue talks with Moscow on peace deal and Kurils, says Japan’s top diplomat - TASS

 Japan will continue its negotiations with Russia to resolve its territorial dispute and conclude a peace treaty, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference on Friday.

Le isole Curili della discordia: la disputa Russia-Giappone si riaccende

 

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Tokyo confirms readiness to iron out Kuril Islands’ issue through dialogue - TASS

Japan’s government will keep holding active consultations with Russia based on its stance, which is to solve the issue on the ownership of the Kuril Islands with the further signing of a peace treaty, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its annual diplomatic Blue Book report.

Japan protests against Russian missile deployment on disputed islands | One America News Network

(Reuters) – Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday.

Russia, Japan agree to work together on projects in disputed Kuril Islands

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe analyzed Saturday in Moscow the progress of negotiations on joint projects in the Kuril Islands, claimed by both countries, and agreed to speed up the work of getting those projects started.

Putin statement on Kuril Islands, U.S. military rattles Japan

A statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin about U.S. military buildup in the disputed Kuril Islands is raising concerns in Japan, despite plans in Tokyo to increase economic cooperation in the territories.

Putin, Abe promise cooperation amid Russia-Japan territorial disputes

Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed here on Thursday to cooperate in various areas, although territorial spats persist between the two countries.

No progress made on long-standing territorial row during Abe-Putin summit

Japan and Russia on Friday wrapped up a two-day summit between their top leaders but failed again to make breakthrough in a long-held sovereignty dispute which has been a major stumbling block for bilateral relations.

Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a hot spring resort on Thursday seeking progress on a territorial row that has prevented their countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two.

Russia and Japan ‘Striving to Resolve’ Island Dispute: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday ahead of a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin that the countries’ leaders are pushing to end a territorial row dating back to World War II.

Kremlin assures deployment of missiles on Kuril Islands will not harm talks with Japan

The deployment of missile systems in the Kuril Islands is well founded and it should not harm Russia’s talks with Tokyo, including those on concluding a peace treaty, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in the wake of media reports Russia had placed coastal missile systems Bastion and Bal on the Iturup and Kunashir islands.

La Russie déploie des missiles côtiers sur les îles Kouriles

L'armée russe a déployé sur les îles Kouriles des systèmes mobiles de défense antiaérienne de type Bal-E et K-300P Bastion-P.

Japan's Abe Says Time Needed to Settle Peace Treaty Issue With Russia

Tokyo and Moscow will barely able to solve the issue of a permanent peace treaty just after one joint summit and relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin based on trust could contribute to the signing, Japanese Prime MInister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.

Japan PM Abe: way to peace treaty with Russia coming into sight

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday that a way to concluding a peace treaty with Russia is "coming into sight," raising hopes for tangible progress on a decades-old territorial row at bilateral summit meetings set for mid-December in Japan.

Russia ready to create joint economic plan with Japan on disputed islands

Russia is ready to offer Japan a joint economic plan on the development of the disputed islands but will not renounce its sovereignty over those islands, a senior Russian parliament leader said Tuesday during her visit to Tokyo.

Kurils: Japanese PM says confident about making progress in territorial negotiations with Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday expressed his confidence about making progress in solving the long-standing territorial dispute between Japan and Russia regarding the four Pacific islands.

Japan’s FM denies reports on readiness to reclaim only two of Kuril islands

Japan’s foreign ministry has denied the reports saying that Japan is ready to sign a peace treaty with Russia reclaiming only two of the Kuril islands instead of four, as the Japanese authorities officially demand.

Japan Might Only Try to Reclaim Two of Kuril Islands in Dispute With Russia

Japan will not seek to reclaim all of the Kuril Islands in the territorial dispute with Russia, but will only strive to get two of them, Japanese media report.

Shinzo Abe en Russie pour renforcer la coopération avec Poutine

Le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe se rend vendredi à Vladivostok, dans l'Extrême-Orient russe, pour des pourparlers avec le président Vladimir Poutine, censés renforcer la coopération entre les deux pays enfermés depuis des décennies dans une dispute territoriale à propos des îles Kouriles.

Russia will position troops fifty miles from Alaska

Russia has announced plans to position a new coastal defense military division along its eastern coast, with some troops expected to be stationed approximately 50 miles from Alaska.