Relations between the Russian Federation and Japan are the continuation of the relationship of Japan with the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991, and with the Russian Empire from 1855 to 1917.

Sep 23, 2024 · Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s …

8 hours ago · A pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Russian fighter aircraft carried out a eight-hour flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to scramble fighter ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

Japan has approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of organizations in Russia and several other countries that have allegedly helped it evade sanctions.

The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval battles taking place in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Russia had pursued an ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Holding of “presidential election” in regions of Ukraine illegally “annexed” by Russia (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (March 19, 2024) Attendance of Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa at the 2024 National Rally to Demand the Return of the Northern Territories (February 13, 2024)

Dec 4, 2024 · By vividly demonstrating the threat that Russia poses, Moscow has inadvertently forced Japan to recognize the indivisibility of European and East Asian security and thereby encouraged Japan to deepen cooperation with NATO.

4 days ago · A century after a landmark treaty rekindled ties between Japan and the Soviet Union, a new era of tension shows just how fragile relations between Tokyo and Moscow have become. Russia marked the ...

Sep 14, 2024 · According to the Japanese Embassy in Russia, the Japanese side reiterated Japan's demand that Russia immediately stop its invasion of Ukraine.