Japan Fosters Solidarity with the United States and Europe against Russia

... Studies in Switzerland Kazushige Kobayashi published an article on the RIAC website, analyzing the current state of Russian-Japanese relations in the light of events in Ukraine. Kobayashi’s main conclusion was that Tokyo “is spinning out ... ... establishment, the Japanese government toughened its stance against Russia [2] . It should be noted that throughout the “Ukrainian crisis”, the two countries’ leaders had no direct contact, not even by telephone. Prime Minister Shinzō ...