Russia
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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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Putin Gives Kim Jong Un Special Treatment on Russia Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally escorted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is very in...
September 14, 2023
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Russia Celebrates Day of WWII Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia held events in its Far Eastern region Sunday to mark the 78th anniversar...
September 3, 2023
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Russia Marks Day of World War II Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia held events in its Far Eastern region Sunday to mark the 78th anniversar...
September 3, 2023
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Russia Criticizes Japan’s Defense White Paper
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Japan’s 2023 Defense White Paper as hypocritical,...
August 7, 2023
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Russia Puts ICC’s Japanese Judge Akane on Wanted List
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia has put Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge at the International Criminal Cou...
July 28, 2023
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