Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, ...

The participants include 60 people, mostly pupils and teachers ... According to the program, former Japanese residents of the southern Kuril Islands and persons accompanying them will make nine ...

They developed their own distinct language, history and culture, which were quite different from Japanese, and also lived in northern Honshu, Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. The Ainu people hunted ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 ...

The Kuril Islands still remain a mystery to the rest of the world The popular science film Land of the People rediscovers the unique territory of the Kuril Islands with their unique human and ...

The special economic regime for the Kuril Islands may resolve the ... the offence and contact with the Russian people who live on the islands and the mutual understanding between them is ...

A view shows a military vehicle of the Bastion coastal missile system that went on duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia, which is one of the islands claimed by Japan and also known as ...