On that day in 1855, Japan and Russia signed a Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation, drawing a national border that placed the four islands within Japanese territory.

Two Russian nuclear deterrent bombers fly over Sea of Japan - The flight, which lasted for more than eight hours, saw the Russian aircraft being escorted by planes from other countries ...

The government on Friday announced additional sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. A total of 33 organizations and 12 individuals, including a North Korean national, were added ...

The U.S. and Japan Friday imposed new sanctions on Russia, in moves designed to constrain Russia’s ability to continue funding its war on Ukraine. The U.S. sanctions, imposed through the ...

The alliance has stepped up intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities around the Baltic Sea amid concerns of Russian gray zone warfare.

Japan, the US, and the EU have sanctioned ... Eurasian Union [trading bloc], we do not have any customs borders between Kazakhstan, Russia and other members of this union.” ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports ...