Russia and Japan

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Russia and Japan are neighboring countries in Northeast Asia whose relations are notably shaped by historical conflicts and ongoing territorial disputes, particularly over islands in the Kuril chain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral relationship
areMembersOf Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation NERFINISHED
G20 NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
borderArea Hokkaido region NERFINISHED
Sakhalin region NERFINISHED
borderType maritime border
cooperateIn Arctic research
fisheries management
science and technology
transport and logistics
diplomaticRelationsEstablished 19th century
diplomaticRelationsInterruptedDuring Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
diplomaticRelationsResumed post-World War II period
disputeName Kuril Islands dispute NERFINISHED
Northern Territories dispute
economicRelationsInclude Japanese investment in Russian projects
energy trade
natural gas exports from Russia to Japan
oil exports from Russia to Japan
hasMember Japan NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
haveAsymmetryIn energy resources
industrial structure
military power
haveHighLevelVisits summit meetings
haveTerritorialDisputeOver Habomai Islands NERFINISHED
Iturup Island NERFINISHED
haveTerritorialDisputeOver Kunashir Island NERFINISHED
Shikotan Island NERFINISHED
Southern Kuril Islands NERFINISHED
historicalConflict Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED
World War II hostilities NERFINISHED
lackFormalPeaceTreatyFor World War II NERFINISHED
languageOfDiplomacy English
Japanese
Russian
locatedInRegion Northeast Asia NERFINISHED
negotiateOn joint economic activities on disputed islands
peace treaty conclusion
relationsShapedBy Cold War dynamics NERFINISHED
US–Japan security alliance NERFINISHED
post-Soviet transition
shareMaritimeBoundary North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
signedTreaty Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Portsmouth NERFINISHED

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Kunashir disputedBetween Russia and Japan