Russia
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Russian Methane Emissions ‘Greater Than It Reported’; Japanese Satellite Detected Higher Levels In 2009-20
BAKU — Russia’s annual methane emissions were 2.4 times greater than the country reported, Japan’...
November 14, 2024
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U.S. Election Results May Have Influenced Russia, DPRK Pact; Moscow, Pyongyang Moving Toward Mutual Defense Treaty
SEOUL — Russia and North Korea are likely moving forward to finalize their mutual defense treaty...
November 14, 2024
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Russia Bans Entry of Toyota Chairman, 12 Other Japanese (Update 1)
Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)—The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it will ban the entry ...
July 24, 2024
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Study: Siberian Wildfires Could Kill 20,000 a Year in Japan; Team Analyzed Past Blazes to Model Effects of Air Pollution
A team of researchers has said that at least 20,000 more people will die in Japan a year due to a...
June 16, 2024
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Russia Builds Surveillance Bases on Disputed Kuril Islands to Bolster Military Presence and Counter Japan-US Alliance
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed Friday during a meeting with the Russian military...
May 5, 2024
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Chief Cabinet Secretary: Japan Does Not Recognize Russian Presidential Election in Annexed Ukrainian Territories
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi criticized Russia at a press conference on Friday for h...
March 16, 2024
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Russia Claims to Have Killed Japanese Mercenary, Authenticity Unclear
The Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday its own tally counting the number of foreign nati...
March 15, 2024
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Russia’s New Ambassador to Japan, Nikolay Nozdrev, Arrives in Tokyo; Position Vacant For Over 1 Year
Nikolay Nozdrev, Russia’s new ambassador to Japan, arrived in Tokyo earlier this week and assumed...
March 7, 2024
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U.N. General Assembly Unlikely to Adopt Draft Resolution Condemning Russia
NEW YORK — The U.N. General Assembly is unlikely to adopt a draft resolution condemning Russia when ...
February 22, 2024
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Russia Endures the West’s Economic Sanctions after 2 Years of Aggression; the EU Fails to Cut off Resource Imports
LONDON — Hit with economic sanctions from the West, Russia has switched the export destinations of i...
February 21, 2024
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TASS: Moscow Designates Group Campaigning Return of Northern Isles as ‘Undesirable Organization,’ Prohibiting Activities in Russia
The Russian Justice Ministry has designated a Japanese group called “Hoppo Domei,” which is campaign...
February 7, 2024
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Russian Foreign Minister Says No Territorial Dispute with Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that his country has no territ...
December 19, 2023
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N. Korea May Have Started Supplying Ammunition to Russia
Approximately 70 freight railcars have been observed at the North Korea-Russia border rail facility ...
October 10, 2023
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Putin Says Russia Is Open to Dialogue with Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country is open to dial...
October 6, 2023
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Cubans Offered High Pay to Fight for Russia Against Ukraine; Cuban Foreign Ministry Condemns ‘Human Trafficking’
HAVANA — Russia is recruiting mercenaries from Cuba to replenish its forces in Ukraine and is though...
October 1, 2023
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