MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday that any dialogue with Japan regarding a peace treaty to formally end World War Two could only begin once Tokyo abandoned what Moscow described as a damaging "anti-Russian" stance. Soviet troops took control of ...

Russia and China have conducted rare joint anti-missile defense drills on Russian territory, signaling a deeper military alignment between the two powers amid rising tensions in East Asia. Beijing insists the exercise was not aimed at any third country,

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Cannon fire, fighter jets, missil

The placement of Japan's missiles on border islands poses a serious threat to neighboring countries, including Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Chinese President Xi Jinping (center), and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) walk at the front of a group of dignitaries attending China’s military parade in Beijing, Sep. 3, 2025. Credit: Russian ...

(Reuters) -One of the Kremlin's most senior hawks, Nikolai Patrushev, hopes that Japan will stop pursuing a policy of militarisation toward Russia and China, he said in remarks published on Tuesday, voicing concerns that NATO could use its fleet in combat.

The declaration was reinforced two years later by the Potsdam Proclamation, issued by China, the United States and Britain and later endorsed by the Soviet Union. Japan accepted those terms when it signed the Instrument of Surrender in September 1945, pledging to fulfill the obligations laid out in the Potsdam terms.

Description: When during the night of the 8th of February 1904 the relatively small Japan launched a surprise attack against the behemoth Russia and its neutral fleet at Port Arthur, it marked the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war.

"The results of the Second World War in the Pacific, including the Japanese Surrender Act, were an integral part of the post-war Yalta-Potsdam world order," the Russian top diplomat recalled MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/. Russia insists that Japan recognize ...

Japan’s trade minister said the country aims to curb dependence on Russian liquefied natural gas, but can’t immediately halt imports despite growing pressure from the US. “Japan has steadily reduced dependency on Russian energy in the wake of the ...

Japan's Ministry of Finance has denied reports of refusal to back EU plans for seizing frozen Russian assets aimed at aiding Ukraine's recovery efforts.