TOKYO (AP) — Japan has protested to Moscow over the detention of a Japanese man visiting one of the disputed islands between the two countries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday, ...

Russia on Wednesday accused Japan of whipping up tensions ahead of a planned visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for talks with President Vladimir Putin on formally ending World War II ...

Russia and Japan have been blocked from signing a formal treaty to end World War II hostilities for seven decades over the island disagreement. Russia and Japan have been blocked from signing a formal ...

Japan’s Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories, Hitoshi Kikawada, is under fire after referring to the disputed Kuril Islands as “foreign land,” a remark seen as acknowledging Russian control.