Japan’s Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories, Hitoshi Kikawada, is under fire after referring to the disputed Kuril Islands as “foreign land,” a remark seen as acknowledging Russian control.

TOKYO, November 10. /TASS/. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara reprimanded the Minister for Okinawa and "Northern Territories" Affairs (as Japan refers to the southern part of the Kuril ...

MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. The scandal surrounding Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories (the name for the southern part of the Kuril Islands in Japan) Affairs Hitoshi Kikawada, who ...

Chinese coast guard ships sailed through the Senkaku Islands in what it called a "rights enforcement patrol" on Sunday, continuing to ramp up tensions with Japan. The move is the latest sign of ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

If you've ever flown into Dubai International Airport, you may have seen a group of islands that resemble a miniature map of the world. Floating in the Persian Gulf, around three miles off the coast ...