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New Russian weapons add to simmering tensions over a lingering territorial dispute in Asia
The recent arrival of Russian weapons to small islands north of Japan adds a new wrinkle to a centu…
Christopher Woody  Â
The Coast Guard is looking, but it really seems like Japan has lost an island
China's South China Morning Post said that the island was formally named by Tokyo in 2014 as part o…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…  Â
Japan's Abe tells Putin he won't let US troops on long-disputed islands if Russia returns them to Japan
At a summit in Singapore, Putin and Abe agreed to accelerate talks over Russia's return of the Sout…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock  Â
Russia is trying to label as extremist maps that question its territorial claims over parts of Ukraine
Lawmakers move to label maps that question country's territorial integrity as extremist, including …
Mia Jankowicz  Â
Russia's navy is flexing its muscles around the world, but it may end up paying for Moscow's losses in Ukraine
Russia's "high tech aspirations" for its military were "always a bit unrealistic," but after Ukrain…
Christopher Woody  Â
The Russian military has been practicing taking out an enemy carrier strike group in the Pacific
Russia's ministry of defense shed light on recent drills this week, revealing they were practicing …
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Astronauts in space photographed a giant volcano erupting in the Pacific Ocean
Keeping track of volcanic plumes that breach that stratosphere - which starts about 33,000 feet (6.…
Aylin Woodward  Â
Putin made an unexpected offer to Japan to finally end World War II, but he may just be 'trolling'
Russia has criticized Tokyo for plans to deploy US-made Aegis anti-missile systems in northern Japa…
Christopher Woody  Â
The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there
Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US …
Benjamin Brimelow  Â
Russia is going to deploy a division of troops about 50 miles from the US
Shoigu said the deployment was "to ensure control of the closed sea zones of the Kuril Islands and …
Alex Lockie  Â
China's military is turning its aggressive South China Sea tactics on Japan
Japanese government data that was translated for Business Insider by Nori Katagiri, an assistant pr…
Ben Brimelow  Â
Russia's 'unprecedented' war games included a submarine hunt in the Pacific
Russian navy destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov and a Ka-27 helicopter equipped to hunt subs took part …
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Tensions are mounting between Russia, China, and Japan in the Pacific
At the same time that Japan seeks to hedge against Chinese military expansion in the East and South…
Alex Lockie,Reuters  Â
This Amazing Animation Shows An Erupting Volcano From Space
One interesting phenomenon captured by the space station is the round hole in the clouds above the …
Chelsea Harvey  Â
The Crisis In Ukraine Echoes What Happened In Japan Back In WWII
The Ukraine crisis has also created a big diplomatic headache for conservative Japanese Prime Minis…
Shingo Ito  Â
Why the South China Sea is so crucial
The complexity of the issues mitigates against an overall solution, so China simply waits until it …
Robert D. Kaplan, "Asia's Cau…  Â
Why Russia And China Have Cultivated Such Close Relations
For China-facing encirclement by the US and its allies and having testy relations with India to the…