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Russia rebukes Japanese envoy in disputed islands row

MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday rebuked Japan’s ambassador to Moscow over the disputed Kuril islands, which President Vladimir Putin visited for the first time last week.

The Kuril Islands: how a visit from Putin reignited a 150-year-old dispute between Japan and Russia

The Kuril Islands: how a visit from Putin reignited a 150-year-old dispute between Japan and Russia

The diplomatic spat continues to simmer as Moscow summons Tokyo’s ambassador after the Russian president’s trip to the disputed islands last week

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Why Putin is testing Japan’s limits with visit to contested Pacific islands

Why Putin is testing Japan’s limits with visit to contested Pacific islands

The Russian leader’s first visit to the disputed Kuril islands has exposed how far ties between Moscow and Tokyo have deteriorated, and why Japan has grown increasingly assertive in expanding its military capabilities. Namita Singh writes

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Tokyo issues angry response as Putin visits disputed islands near Japan

The four islands, occupied by Russia during World War II, have gained importance since the war's end, providing the Kremlin with strategic military bases.

Putin visits Kuril islands claimed by Japan

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting a “strong” protest by Japan which also claims the territory.

Japan summons Russian ambassador after Putin visits disputed Kuril islands

Japan’s foreign minister summoned the Russian ambassador in Tokyo to lodge a “strong protest” against President Vladimir Putin’s surprise visit to the Kuril islands on Thursday. Tokyo maintains its claim to the disputed islands near Japan's northernmost Hokkaido island since they were seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the north Pacific, some of which Japan claims as its territory.

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Russia deploys defence missile system on Kuril island near Japan

Russia deploys defence missile system on Kuril island near Japan

Russia's defence ministry has said it has deployed mobile coastal defence missile systems on a northern Kuril island, part of a strategically located chain of islands that stretch between Japan and the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula.

Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands

Japan urges Russia not to hold military drills around disputed islands

Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country's Far East from late August, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday.Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row…

Russia's Rogozin proposes Russian names for disputed Kuril Islands

Russia's Rogozin proposes Russian names for disputed Kuril Islands

Russia's Roscosmos space agency director general, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Monday that the Kuril Islands, a subject of territorial dispute with Japan, could be renamed after Russian ships and events of the early 20th century's Russo-Japanese War.

Live updates: Russia stops talks with Japan over sanctions

Live updates: Russia stops talks with Japan over sanctions

Japan denounced Russia over its decision to discontinue peace treaty talks over the disputed Kuril islands and withdraw from joint economic projects

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