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[NHK] The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement regarding the surface-to-ship missile launch training that the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces plan to conduct in Hokkaido in June this year, "in response to challenges in the border areas of the Russian Far East..."
Japan protests to Russia over ship restrictions near disputed islands
Japan said Thursday it has lodged a protest with Russia over its move to temporarily restrict the passage of foreign military and government ships in waters around the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. The islands, called the Northern Territories by Japan and the Southern Kurils by Russia, have long been…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow considers Japan's planned maneuvers as a provocation. Russia reserves "the right to take all necessary countermeasures".
Japan has protested to Russia over the suspension of the passage of vessels near the Kuril Islands: EADaily
EADaily, April 17th, 2025. Japan has protested to Russia over the alleged temporary suspension of the right of passage of foreign vessels in the area of the "northern territories", as the Kuril islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai are called in Japan, Secretary General of the Japanese government Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference.
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