Moscow marked the occasion by issuing a thinly veiled critique of deteriorating ties and hints at plans to close Japanese cultural centres.

The move comes as the company has effectively lost its European export market, with the only remaining gas route to Europe now running through Turkey. Read also: Gazprom eyes massive 40% central staff cut,

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan cannot accept Russia's "unilateral" move to terminate agreements on Tokyo-funded education centers that offer Japanese language classes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday, pledging to take appropriate action.

Tokyo will closely monitor the rollout of new U.S. sanctions on Moscow for any impact on shipments of liquefied natural gas from Russia's Far East.

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

As Tokyo and Moscow are often at odds over various issues, including fisheries and the Northern Territories, a group of islands off Hokkaido administered by Russia, Satake named the feline “Mir

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Thanks to the 1902 treaty with England, Tokyo had a free hand to attack in Asia, where it was already becoming the alter ego of the European powers.

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These relations contribute to stability in East Asia and worldwide, the member of Japan’s upper house of parliament said

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touted regional revitalization and stronger cooperation with local governments around Japan and pledged he would forge working relationships with other parties t