When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy.

China and Russia increased their deployments of intelligence-gathering vessels and aircraft around Japan in early February, and this appears to be a co-ordinated

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Multiple outlets have reported that nearly 150 fishermen and "extreme sports enthusiasts" were rescued from a floating ice floe between Russia and Japan.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP) Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said President Trump is helping to achieve former Soviet Union dictator Joseph Stalin’s dream with his recent actions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. Emanuel joined Tuesday’s “Hooks on Tap” podcast with Democratic strategists David Axelrod and Mike Murphy to discuss Trump’s handling of peace talks and the concern

The fishermen were rescued on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after being stranded on an ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk between Russian and Japan

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (pic) called for Group of Seven nation leaders to avoid showing the wrong precedent during talks to end Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Shigeru Ishiba expresses hope that diplomatic efforts, including those being made by the US, will end the war - Anadolu Ajansı

We believe that the security of the North Atlantic and Europe and the security of Asia are inseparable,’ Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Toshihiro Kitamura tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı

Ukraine's ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, has stressed that his country will be at the table for peace talks.