Ballet dancers who evacuated to Japan when Russia invaded Ukraine conveyed Japanese culture and a message of peace on a tour to Latvia Ukrainian ballet dancers Nelia Ivanova and Svitlana Shlikhter were deeply moved when the audience gave a standing ovation during their Japan-based troupe's performance in Latvia,

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.

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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,

Russia's retaliatory measures against Japan is unacceptable. This statement was made by the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Takeshi Iwaya, TASS reports.

Supporters of Trump’s policy argue that China is the bigger threat and the U.S. should steer Moscow away from Beijing.

A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite earlier signs of warming ties between Asia's two largest economies with a flurry of political and business exchanges.