During the last three years the territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing about belonging of desert Senkaku islands (Diaoyu in Chinese) in the East China Sea has gained an unprecedented intensity. What is focused on in it is quickly strengthening economic and military and political rivalry between two Asian giants: the old one – Japan, […]
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Zhilina L.V. – Japanese students’ vision of Russia (based on 2007 and 2012 polls)
6/10/2013This research was conducted as part of “Forming public opinion about neighboring countries: Russia and Japan as viewed by students” project and was supported by Japanese foundation grants of 2007 and 2012. The main objective of the research was analysis of change in public opinion and vision of Russia and Russians (Japan and Japanese) by […]
V.N. Timoshenko, D.V. Suslov – Russia and Japan: old problems should not interfere with new possibilities
13/09/2013In recent decade Asia Pacific has been an area for dynamic development of international economic cooperation. Creation of new free-trade zones, emergence of newly formed integration blocks and development of blocks that already exist is carried with different degree of intensity. With all that, the relationships between Russia and Japan – the two leading economical […]
Aleksey Volodin – Japan and Russia: peace enforcement
13/09/2013As is known, in the end of April Russia was visited by an extended Japanese delegation lead by Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of the Land of the Rising Sun. Japanese authorities haven’t visited us for more than ten years, and this was perceived almost as a diplomatic failure of Russia by a certain group […]
Valery Timoshenko – Kuril Islands: to be or not to be?
22/02/2013In this case, the norms of international law are on our side. The question is purely political in nature. With all my sympathy for the Japanese people, Japanese history and culture, issues of a political nature doesn’t make me optimistic. Japan, after more than 60 years since the end of World War II, is still […]
Three Truths about the Senkaku Islands
13/11/20121. The Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of the territory of Japan in light of historical facts and based on international law – From 1885, surveys of the Senkaku Islands had been thoroughly conducted by the Government of Japan through the agencies of Okinawa Prefecture and by way of other methods. Through these surveys, […]
Positions of Japan and Korea about Takeshima Islands
13/11/2012Position of Japan on Takeshima In light of the historical facts and based upon international law, Takeshima is an integral and inherent part of Japanese territory. There exists a territorial dispute over Takeshima with the Republic of Korea (ROK), and recently President Lee illegally set foot on Takeshima. The position of Japan is that we […]
Friendly ultimatum
29/10/2012From 13 August till 27 August, I had the opportunity to take part in the International Scientific Conference, held at Waseda University in Tokyo. The conference agenda was based on the most important theme for the Russian Far East: prospects for development of Russian-Japanese relations. How Japanese geopolitics represent the future of these relations? The […]
Prospects of Japanese and Russian relationships
16/09/2012By Kadzuhiko Togo On September 12, 2009 the 9th conference of Russian and Japanese scientists and journalists called “Prospects of formation of a multipolar system in East Asia” took place at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. It was organized by the Research Center of East Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Below I […]
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Комментариев нет »Territorial dispute between Japan and China is still going on
29/06/2012Tokyo is counting on U.S. support Beijing, September 16 (new region, Igor Scherbakov) – Japanese news portal MBS has distributed the information according to which, a few days ago near the Senkaku Islands (which the Chinese call the Diaoyu) the Chinese fishing vessel clashed with the Japanese patrol boat. According to the Japanese news agency […]