Kremlin plays down prospects for speedy peace deal with Japan
Shinzo Abe is making a push to end a dispute over islands captured by Soviet troops in the last days of World War Two that has prevented the countries signing a peace treaty.
Jan 21, 2019, 16:36 PM IST
Russia says disagreements still hampers peace talks with Japan
Russia and Japan have been in dispute for seven decades over islands known in Russia as the Southern Kuriles and in Japan as the Northern Territories.
Jan 14, 2019, 18:13 PM IST
Russia's Putin expected to visit Japan in June - Japanese foreign minister
The meeting is the first since Kono and Lavrov were tapped by their leaders in December to oversee the peace treaty talks.
Jan 14, 2019, 16:21 PM IST
Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe signal no resolution on island dispute
No resolution after a two-day summit to a decades-long territorial dispute between Russia and Japan
Dec 16, 2016, 14:23 PM IST
Western sanctions an obstacle to peace treaty talks with Japan: Vladimir Putin
A conflict over four islands seized by Moscow at the end of World War Two but claimed by Japan has kept Tokyo and Moscow from formally signing a peace treaty ending the conflict.
Dec 13, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Russia turns down Japan's diplomatic gift of a dog ahead of summit
Abe Shinzo's government wanted to gift a male Akita to Putin, which is a large breed of dogs originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan.
Dec 12, 2016, 15:18 PM IST
Kremlin says missile deployment shouldn't hurt Russia-Japan peace talks
"Without doubt there are grounds for deploying the missiles but at the same time from our point of view, it should not in any way influence the centripetal trend," said Dmitry Peskov.
Nov 23, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
