Moscow rejects Tokyo’s attempts to dispute Russian sovereignty over southern Kurils

The Russian Foreign Ministry deemed any Japanese attempts to dispute Russia’s sovereignty over the southern Kuril Islands unacceptable and illegitimate.

Russia holds military drills on Kuril Island: Interfax

Russian missile troops held drills on one of the disputed Kuril Islands which Japan considers its own territory, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defense ministry as saying on Thursday.

Japan still insists on the territorial ownership of the Kuril Islands

The subject of negotiations on a peace treaty with Russia is the territorial affiliation of the four “northern islands,” as Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai are called in Japan, said Secretary General of the Japanese government Hirokazu Matsuno.

Tokyo’s protests over Kuril Islands to be seen as meddling in Russia’s affairs

Russia will consider any Japanese protests regarding the ownership of the Kuril Islands as interference in its internal affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Japans New Defense White Paper Calls Russia Direct Threat To Security In Europe

 Japan perceives Russia as "the most significant and direct threat to security in the European region", according to Japan's 2023 Defense White Paper, the Defense Ministry's annual report, published on Friday.

Russia puts Pacific Fleet on high alert in surprise inspection

Russia has put its Pacific naval fleet on high alert as part of a surprise inspection aimed at building its defensive capabilities, state media reported on Friday, citing defense minister Sergei Shoigu.

Japan reinstates the phrase ‘illegal occupation’ in reference to southern Kuril Islands

 Japan has re-introduced the phrase "illegal occupation" when they refer to the southern stretch of Russia’s Kuril Islands.

Discussion Of Comprehensive Treaty With Japan Impossible - Russian FM

It is impossible to discuss a comprehensive treaty on relations, including peace, with Japan, which has a clearly unfriendly position toward Russia, Nikolai Nozdrev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third Asian Department (3AD), said in an interview with Sputnik.

Japan Expresses 'Extreme Regret' over Vostok Exercises - Tasnim News Agency

The exercises of the Russian army "Vostok-2022" in Kunashir and Iturup, which Japan considers its "northern territories", are extremely regrettable, Hirokazu Matsuno, Secretary General of the government of the country, said at a press conference in Tokyo.

Japan’s calls to drop ‘Vostok’ exercise near Kuril Islands pointless — Russian envoy- TASS

Japan’s demarches regarding Russia’s ‘Vostok 2022’ military exercise were rejected, because they are ungrounded and pointless, Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin said on Russian TV Friday.

All four islands in southern Kurils remain integral part of Russian Federation — Kremlin - TASS

The four islands in the southern part of the Kuril Ridge are an integral part of the territory of the Russian Federation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, commenting on the Japanese Foreign Ministry's designation of the southern part of the Kuril Islands as "illegally occupied" in its annual Bluebook diplomacy report.

Japan Describes Southern Kurils As Occupied Areas For 1st Time Since 2003 - Reports - Sputnik

The Japanese government has described the Southern Kuril islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, as the area illegally occupied by Russia in its Diplomatic Bluebook for the first time since 2003, media reported on Friday.

Japan Protests Russias Military Exercises In Kuril Islands - Government - UrduPoint

Tokyo has taken exception to Moscow's military exercises on Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai islands in Russia's Kuril Islands chain, which Tokyo refers to as its "Northern Territories," given the suspension of peace treaty dialogue between the two countries, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.

Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan - China.org.cn

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will no longer continue peace treaty negotiations with Japan in response to Tokyo's sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

US military did not carry out operations in Russian territorial waters - The Jerusalem Post

The United States did not carry out operations in Russian territorial waters, the US military said on Saturday after Russia said it had chased away a U.S. submarine in Russian waters in the Pacific.

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.