TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday, drawing ...

Japan protested Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, escalating tensions over territory claimed by ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for the first time visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, in a move that drew a protest from Tokyo.

Japan issued a stern rebuke to Moscow after the Russian president visited a chain of islands at the center of a territorial ...

Japan strongly protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands as Russian president tours fish factory - Putin visits ...

The island, also known by its Japanese name Etorofu, lies northeast of Japan — around 100 kilometers from the coast of Hokkaido — in the Kuril Islands chain and is claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo.

The Kuril Islands dispute has escalated significantly following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s provocative first-ever ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Japan's Northern Territories for the first time. Russia controls the islands. Japan claims them, and has strongly protested the visit.

Japan has strongly protested Putin’s visit to Iturup, one of four islands claimed by Tokyo as the Northern Territories. The dispute has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a formal post-war peace ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader's visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further hardens anti-Russian sentiment in her country.

The Russian leader visited the Kuril islands for the first time, according to state media.