Senior government officials have recently made remarks that appear to support a suggestion that Japan should select the disputed No

The Russian government has announced it is ending the memorandums it signed with Japan on the operation of Japan Centers. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow has responded that the move is unacceptable.

Russia's liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek , has acquired a new gas carrier for ship-to-ship operations near the Arctic port of Murmansk, ship-tracking LSEG data showed on Thursday.

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday. "We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew

Japan's energy security will benefit from U.S. President Donald Trump's push to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, an executive at JERA, Japan's top LNG buyer, said on Friday, while allowing the company to diversify its suppliers.

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh criticism of her past defense of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and comments seen as supportive of Russia at a confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Trump wants more from India, however. In his phone conversation with Modi earlier this week, Trump emphasized to the Indian leader the importance of New Delhi’s increasing its procurement of American military equipment. The U.S. lags far behind Russia and France in arms sales to India.

Traders have resumed offers of Russian crude cargoes to Indian refiners at narrower discounts after a delay triggered by recently imposed U.S. sanctions that have pushed up trading costs, Indian refining sources said on Friday.

Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said Friday. “We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yesterday,