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Tokyo says it will maintain necessary communication with Moscow
Japanese government spokesperson Minoru Kihara said in Tokyo on Monday that Japan would maintain necessary communication with Russia despite the difficult state of relations. Tensions between the two countries continue over the Russia-Ukraine War and a dispute over the contested islands.
The Tokyo government announced that it would keep communication channels open with Moscow despite the impasse in bilateral relations with Russia.
Japanese government spokesperson Minoru Kihara told reporters in Tokyo on Monday that communication with Russia would continue in order to overcome the current impasse.
Despite the difficult state of Japan-Russia relations, we will maintain necessary communication with Russia and work to overcome the current impasse.
Sanctions tensions after the war in Ukraine
Relations between Japan and Russia deteriorated further after the Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2022. Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow alongside its Western allies.
The two countries normalized relations through a joint declaration dated October 19, 1956, after World War II. However, the long-running territorial dispute has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty.
Opposing positions over the Kurile Islands
The dispute centers on a group of islands off Hokkaido that includes Shikotan and the Habomai islets. Japan calls these territories the Northern Territories, while Russia calls them the Southern Kuriles.
Tokyo argues that the Northern Territories, consisting of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and the Habomai islets, were "illegally" seized by the Soviet Union after Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. Russia maintains that the islands were acquired lawfully.
The dispute over the islands has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty since World War II. Japan's sanctions against Moscow over the Russia-Ukraine War have also increased tensions in recent years.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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