It is likely that there will not be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia this year — or ever one at all. If ...

Russia’s prosecutor general on April 21 announced that it had designated the league of residents of Chishima and Habomai islands as “an undesirable organization.” It was the first time any ...

After the end of World War II, the Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and the Habomai Islands has been challenged by Japan.

“We were able to talk a lot about the Northern Territories on the ship,” said Yuzo Matsumoto, 82, director of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands, a group of former islanders.

The agreement states that the islands of Habomai and Shikotan are to be handed over to Japan upon the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries. Japan says there is no change to its ...

From bases in the tiny Habomai and Shikotan islands, only two miles off Hokkaido, Soviet patrol boats steam out at unpredictable intervals, seize from 50 to 100 Japanese fishing boats a year on ...

By September 5th, the Soviets occupied Etorofu, Kunashiri and two more islands -- Shikotan and Habomai. Masayuki Ichinohe was visiting from Hakodate City in Hokkaido. The 55-year-old said his ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Friday to resolve a longstanding territorial dispute between Japan and Russia that has prevented ...

Second, in relation to the southern Chishima Islands (Etorofu and Kunashiri), and the Habomai and Shikotan Islands, the unilateral proposal made by Japan that it would not claim that the ...

TOKYO, November 21. /TASS/. The Japanese government said on Monday its previous approach towards the Southern Kuril Islands remains unchanged. "Our fundamental position remains unchanged that is ...