Sept. 2 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's formal World War II surrender. The capitulation was by design forceful and ...

BEIJING - The declassified documents released by the Russian government provide further solid evidence that Japanese invaders ...

Russia announced that it would stop negotiations with Japan regarding a post-World War II peace treaty in response to Tokyo’s recent sanctions against Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine. The ...

In northernmost Hokkaido, residents can easily see Russian-held islands that once belonged to Japan. Some still hold out hope for the islands’ return.

Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands because of Japanese sanctions over ...

China is planning a massive military parade marking 80 years since the end of its war with Japan. Taiwan is distancing itself ...

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit.

Russia paused negotiations over a decades-long territorial dispute in response to Japan’s dramatic turn away from years of rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Japan supports an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court into accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, he added, and would support an independent inquiry by the United Nations.

Russia on Monday pulled out of stalled peace talks with Japan, in response to Japanese sanctions. Japan is following other countries' lead in sanctioning Russia and helping Ukraine.