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Russia holding exercises off Japans coast
Japan Security Watch ^ | 7/14/2010 | Kyle Mizokami
Russia holding exercises off Japans coast
Posted on 2010年7月15日 5:55:09 by ErnstStavroBlofeld
One of the problems of living at the gateway to Asia is that anyone who lives in Asia, well, has to go through the gate. Such is Japans problem lately, with China and now Russia holding exercises and transiting ships near its borders. Anyone who lives in a large apartment building directly above the garage can probably sympathize.
Russia conducted a military drill last weekend on Etorofu, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, despite a request by Tokyo not to do so.
A press officer in the militarys Far East district said Saturday-Sunday drill was the largest-scale exercise held on the disputed islands since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
It immediately drew criticism from Japan, with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada expressing deep regret over the military exercise. (Link)
It seems like Okada has been issuing a lot of deep regret statements lately.
Japan and Russia just agreed to enter talks over the future of the Kurils, or the Northern Territories, as Japan calls them. One could interpret this as a sign from Moscow that while it may be willing to talk and ultimately give up the islands, they wont come cheap.
According to an announcement dated Sunday by the Russian Defense Ministry, the drill on Etorofu Island was part of the Vostok 2010 strategic exercises in the Russian Far East and Siberia, which began June 29 and will continue through Thursday.
The drill on Etorofu involved about 1,500 soldiers and 200 military and special-purpose vehicles, it said.
Japan Security Watch ^ | 7/14/2010 | Kyle Mizokami
Russia holding exercises off Japans coast
Posted on 2010年7月15日 5:55:09 by ErnstStavroBlofeld
One of the problems of living at the gateway to Asia is that anyone who lives in Asia, well, has to go through the gate. Such is Japans problem lately, with China and now Russia holding exercises and transiting ships near its borders. Anyone who lives in a large apartment building directly above the garage can probably sympathize.
Russia conducted a military drill last weekend on Etorofu, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, despite a request by Tokyo not to do so.
A press officer in the militarys Far East district said Saturday-Sunday drill was the largest-scale exercise held on the disputed islands since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
It immediately drew criticism from Japan, with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada expressing deep regret over the military exercise. (Link)
It seems like Okada has been issuing a lot of deep regret statements lately.
Japan and Russia just agreed to enter talks over the future of the Kurils, or the Northern Territories, as Japan calls them. One could interpret this as a sign from Moscow that while it may be willing to talk and ultimately give up the islands, they wont come cheap.
According to an announcement dated Sunday by the Russian Defense Ministry, the drill on Etorofu Island was part of the Vostok 2010 strategic exercises in the Russian Far East and Siberia, which began June 29 and will continue through Thursday.
The drill on Etorofu involved about 1,500 soldiers and 200 military and special-purpose vehicles, it said.
