The Japanese government has been evaluated as strengthening its territorial claims over Dokdo, the Kuril Islands (Northern Territories in Japanese), which are under Russia's effective control, and the ...

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

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 ...

China escalates Senkaku Islands dispute with patrol ships after Japan’s new PM defends Taiwan independence, sparking diplomatic crisis and threats.

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 ...

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.

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 ...