A century after a landmark treaty rekindled ties between Japan and the Soviet Union, a new era of tension shows just how fragile relations between Tokyo and Moscow have become. Russia marked the ...

Trade turnover between Japan and Russia fell by 21.8% in 2024 year-on-year to 1.18 trillion yen (around $7.56 bln at the current exchange rate), according to TASS’ calculations based on data ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Russia’s military prepared detailed target lists for a potential war with Japan and South Korea that included nuclear power stations and other civilian infrastructure, according to secret files from ...

The Russian government has announced it is ending the memorandums it signed with Japan on the operation of Japan Centers. The ...

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, such centers were established by the Japanese government in six cities in Russia from 1994 to 2001, including Moscow. The centers offer management and ...