China had apparently ditched its pro-Tokyo position to take a neutral stance in a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over four Moscow-controlled islands off Hokkaido by 1992, according to Japanese diplomatic records declassified in December.
China had apparently ditched its pro-Tokyo position to take a neutral stance in a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over four Moscow-controlled islands off Hokkaido by 1992, according to Japanese diplomatic records declassified in December. In response to then Japanese Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe's request to confirm China's stance…
Russia announces the suspension of a cooperation agreement for the decommissioning of its nuclear weapons signed with Japan in 1993, amid the deterioration of bilateral relations following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
After breaking the security pact with NATO, Moscow also unilaterally suspends the agreement with Tokyo on dismantling its nuclear submarines, as well as economic and territorial cooperation. For Japan, its sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine are the reason.