Japan–Russia relations

Japan, Russia hold talks on isles, energy cooperation

Kyodo News InternationalJune 17, 2013 20:01

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks Monday with a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute and economic and energy cooperation likely to be the main topics. Abe and Putin, who met in April in Moscow, are expected to agree to handle the issue of the sovereignty of four Russian-held islands that Japan claims within the framework of subcabinet-level dialogue and accelerate arrangements to hold the first round, a Japanese official said.

Abe, Putin to revive territorial talks, enhance business ties

Kyodo News InternationalApril 30, 2013 15:54

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to inject momentum into talks on a territorial row that has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty since the end of World War II.

Japan, Russia likely to agree on reviving territorial talks

Kyodo News InternationalApril 30, 2013 14:41

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to agree Monday on reviving the stalled territorial talks that have prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty following World War II. Meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, the leaders are likely to release a joint statement also declaring the strengthening of bilateral economic ties. Abe is making the first official visit to Russia by a Japanese prime minister in 10 years.

Russia, Japan restart talks on peace treaty

Agencia EFEApril 29, 2013 15:04

Moscow, Apr 29 (EFE).- Russia and Japan announced Monday that they have decided to resume negotiations aimed at concluding a peace treaty to replace the armistice they signed after the end of World War II. "The leaders of both countries expressed their decision to sign a peace treaty once they overcome the differences of both parties by means of negotiations," said the joint statement, as reported by Russian news agencies.

Japan, Russia to boost business ties, restart territorial talks

Thomson ReutersApril 25, 2013 05:45

By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Russia expect to clinch up to 20 deals, launch an investment fund and reopen talks on a territorial row that has kept them from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two when Japan's prime minister goes to Moscow next week.

Two Russian fighters breach Japanese airspace: Tokyo

Agence France-PresseFebruary 7, 2013 11:16

Two Russian fighters violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, Tokyo's defence ministry said, prompting Japan to scramble its own warplanes in what was reported to be the first such incident in five years. The planes were detected off the northern island of Hokkaido for just over a minute, shortly after Japan's new prime minister said he wanted to find a "mutually acceptable solution" to a decades-old territorial row between the two.

Two Russian fighters breach Japanese airspace: Tokyo

Agence France-PresseFebruary 7, 2013 09:01

Russia denies violation of Japanese airspace

Agence France-PresseFebruary 7, 2013 09:00

Russia denied on Thursday that two of its fighter jets had violated Japanese airspace as claimed by Tokyo, in what would be the first incident of its kind for several years. "Flights by the air force of the Pacific Fleet take place regularly in this region, in strict adherence to the international rules, without violation of state borders," the spokesman of the military command's eastern district Roman Martov said in a statement to Russian news agencies.

UPDATE 2-Japan says Russia intruded air space; Russia denies accusation

Thomson ReutersFebruary 7, 2013 07:45

(Adds quotes, Russian denial) TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Two Russian fighter jets briefly entered Japan's air space near disputed islands and the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, prompting Japan to scramble combat fighters and lodge a protest, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. Russia, which is currently holding military manoeuvres around the disputed Kurile islands, denied any such intrusion took place.

Two Russian fighter jets breach Japanese airspace: Tokyo

Agence France-PresseFebruary 7, 2013 07:15

Two Russian fighter jets violated Japanese airspace on Thursday with Tokyo scrambling jets in response, the defence ministry said. The Russian planes were detected off the coast of northernmost Hokkaido island for just over a minute, shortly after Japan's new prime minister said he wants to find a "mutually acceptable solution" to a decades-old territorial row with Russia and sign a long-delayed peace treaty with Moscow. Japan's foreign ministry lodged a formal protest over the incursion by a pair of Russian SU-27 fighters at about 3:00 pm local time (0600 GMT).