“Using the Japan-U.S. alliance as a basis, it is important that we maintain and develop cooperative relations with our neighboring countries such as China, South Korea, and Russia.” ImportantCountryBasesRelationSouthChinaRussiaJapanKoreaAlliancesCooperativesSouth Korea Author:Junichiro Koizumi
“Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy, but the U.S. acts on its global strategy. For instance, Washington suddenly got closer to China in the early 1970s as part of its strategy against the Soviet Union.” CoursesEffortPerspectiveRelationStrategyUnionsInternationalChinaInstanceJapanSovietSoviet UnionDiplomacyDiplomaticCornerstones Author:Sadako Ogata
“Notably, it was only possible [ negotiating on the Tarabarov Island], and this is very important, due to the high level of trust Russia and China reached in their relations by that time. If we reach the same level of trust with Japan, we might be able to reach certain compromises.” IfsImportantMightAbleCertainLevelsRelationChinaDuesRussiaCompromiseIslandsJapanHigh LevelNegotiating Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations, but relations between Japan and Russia have much deeper roots. In all, our diplomatic ties date back 150 years, more than 150 years now.” YearsRootsRelationDeeperRussiaTiesJapanRestorationDiplomaticDiplomatic Relations Author:Vladimir Putin
“As for these 60 years, and in general more than a hundred years, we have had different periods in relations and there have been tragic pages in our history, but since 1956 when we restored diplomatic relations, regrettably, we have not had a foundation on which to build ties that would correspond to our wishes and that are currently required in bilateral cooperation with Japan.” YearsHas BeensDifferentWishPeriodsPagesHundredRelationFoundationTiesJapanTragicCooperationDiplomaticDiplomatic Relations Author:Vladimir Putin
“We are natural partners [with Japan] in the world and the Far East, but the absence of a peace treaty does not allow us to develop the full range of our relations. Therefore, we will naturally strive to sign this treaty.” WorldDoeNaturalRelationStriveEastAbsencePartnersRangeJapanTreatiesPeace Treaties Author:Vladimir Putin
“We want full-scale normalisation of relations [with Japan].” WantRelationScalesJapan Author:Vladimir Putin
“Yet our interests, the interests of the Russian Federation, include the normalisation of relations with Japan, which is not at the bottom of the agenda. The whole range of what will be proposed for a solution, the entire range of matters related to the normalisation of our relations and what that would bring after normalisation, this is the whole range of issues to be discussed and decided, and those decisions should be of a practical nature.” ShouldMatterWholeInterestDecisionIssuesSolutionsDecidedRelationBottomPracticalsRangeRelatedJapanAgendasFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“Japan has joined the sanctions against the Russian Federation. How are we going to further economic relations on a new and much higher basis, at a higher level under the sanctions regime?” LevelsEconomicHigherBasesRelationJapanRegimesSanctionsHigher LevelFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“Especially when there are difficulties in our relations, parties and statesmen in China and Japan should look over the situation from a higher point of view and preserve the political foundation of bilateral ties.” ShouldLooksPoliticalViewsPartySituationHigherDifficultyRelationFoundationChinaPoint Of ViewPreservesTiesJapanStatesmenChina And Japan Author:Wu Bangguo