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.

Tokyo's circumspection shows how its stance on Ukraine differs from Washington in a way that does not upset Trump, analysts note Japan's political leaders have marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with expressions of support for Kyiv,

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Volodymyr Zelensky deserves the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting to preserve international law that bans great powers from invading neighbors and seizing land by force.

Russia has permanently banned nine Japanese citizens from entering the country, according to a list published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday.

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

Moscow permanently bars Japanese top diplomat Takeshi Iwaya, ambassador to Ukraine, and business leaders from entering Russia - Anadolu Ajansı

The list includes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwai, the president and representative director of carmaker Isuzu Shinsuke Minami, and Shohei Hara, senior vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski agreed Friday on a five-year action plan pledgi

The Russia-Ukraine war continues to spell "big trouble" for Moscow regardless of whether Ukraine receives any U.S. military aid, according to retired U.S. Army General Ben Hodges, who said the U.S. freeze could even sting Russia on the battlefield in the long run.