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NORTHERN TERRITORIES

Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama (second from left in the foreground) and Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin (right in the foreground) attend the signing ceremony of the Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration in Moscow in October 1956.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2026
Tensions overshadow 70th anniversary of key Japan-Soviet declaration
In response to Japanese sanctions, Russia has suspended peace treaty talks and asserted that a territorial dispute has been settled.
Yasuhiro Hanashi, the new minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, speaks during an interview on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2026
Japan to raise youth awareness about Northern Territories
Such efforts will include attracting school trips to areas close to the islands and sharing relevant information on social media.
A person identified by Russia's Federal Security Service as a Japanese journalist for the Hokkaido Shimbun, whom it has accused of espionage, is seen in this still image taken from video aired by the Rossiya-24 state TV channel and released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region, with Moscow accusing him of collecting defense-related information.
Business representatives from China's Heilongjiang province visit the island of Etorofu on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Japan protests Chinese delegation visit to island held by Russia
Etorofu has become a focus of mounting tension between Tokyo and Moscow after Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit there in August.
A man takes photographs of a Japanese government sign reading "Day of the Return of the Northern Territories, Day of Peace. The Northern Territories are an inherent part of Japan's territory," referring to the Russian-controlled Southern Kuril Islands claimed by Japan as its Northern Territories, in Tokyo on Aug. 19.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2026
Japan has few cards to play one month after Putin’s isle visit
Tokyo has been unable to devise a strong response given 91AV原创 need for oil and natural gas from Russia as war rages in the Middle East.
Tokyo is protesting the depiction on an Equal Earth world map on a website of four disputed islands using the same color as that for Russian territory.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2026
Japan demands correction to Equal Earth map over depiction of disputed islands
Tokyo claims the map uses the same color for the islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, as it does for Russian territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making clear that Japan will have to change its policy on Ukraine if it wants to talk about the Northern Territories.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2026
The world became much more insecure last week
Actions by allies and adversaries alike have underscored the challenges that Japan faces navigating this world and the uncertainty that now frames its decision making.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits a school on Etorofu, one of the four disputed islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories that have been occupied by Russia since the end of World War II, on Aug. 13.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2026
Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called Moscow’s military buildup on the islands unacceptable.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference in Moscow on Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2026
Russia rebukes Japan ambassador over disputed islands row
Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto was told that “Russia’s sovereignty and jurisdiction” over the Northern Territories are “unshakable.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches naval drills from onboard a guided missile cruiser off far eastern Sakhalin Island on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2026
Japan ‘discussing how to respond’ to Putin’s disputed island visit
Options include further strengthening economic sanctions on Russia and temporarily recalling 91AV原创 ambassador to the nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin interacts with residents on Etorofu island on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 14, 2026
Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now?
The timing of the visit is unusual, as it comes weeks in advance of when Putin was widely expected to travel to Russia’s Far East.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 13, 2026
Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the visit as incompatible with 91AV原创 position on the islands, which are an inherent part of Japanese territory.
Signs demanding the return of a group of islands, called the Northern Territories in Japanese and the Kuril Islands in Russian, in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in April 2022
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2026
Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands
Russia said that live-fire drills would be held in waters off Kunashiri and Etorofu islands.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses with junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2026
Takaichi keen to resume grave visits in Russian-held islands off Hokkaido
The suspension of the program due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “humanitarian issue and a top priority in Japan-Russia relations,” Takaichi said.
Seagulls fly above a bay on Shikotan Island, one of four islands known as the Northern Territories in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2026
Russia to name Northern Territories island after Soviet spy Sorge
Moscow is expected to soon formally approve the decision to name an uninhabited island in the Lesser Kurils after the spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War.
A man pays tribute to his ancestors during a memorial service at sea on Saturday near disputed islands off Hokkaido controlled by Russia.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 27, 2026
Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles
A Japan-Russia exchange program related to the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, has been suspended since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A Russian military IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft flies in airspace over waters near Japan on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2026
Russian warplane violates Japanese airspace over islets claimed by Tokyo
A Defense Ministry official said that Tokyo is currently in a situation where it is virtually unable to exercise jurisdiction over the Russian-controlled Northern Territories.
Former residents of the Northern Territories join hands aboard the exchange ship Etopirika, in July last year.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2026
Ex-residents to hold memorial services near Japan-claimed isles
Former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan will hold memorial services for their ancestors at sea and in the air between July 25 and Nov. 7, the prefectural government of Hokkaido said Friday.
Students from Okinawa Prefecture speak with Hiroshi Tokuno (left) at an exchange center for the Northern Territories issue in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 27.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 2, 2026
Okinawa students visit Hokkaido to learn about disputed islands
Over 80 years after Soviet forces seized four islands from Japan, former Japanese residents remain unable to return to their hometowns.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Russia's relations with Japan "have ?been reduced to zero" over what he cast as Tokyo's "unfriendly stance" toward Moscow.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
Russia says no peace dialogue ongoing with Japan over territorial dispute
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia’s relations with Japan “have ?been reduced to zero” due to its “unfriendly stance” toward Moscow.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
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Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
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A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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