People of Japanese descent on Russia's Sakhalin island have long cherished the opportunity to step foot in their ancestral homeland, but the conflict in Ukraine has made those trips all but ...

He is exiled to Sakhalin as punishment for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Tsar Alexander III of Russia. While on the island, he creates a transcript of the language of its indigenous ...

"The rescue operation in Sakhalin is over. Eighty-two people were evacuated and brought to shore. There are no casualties," the ministry said. In the morning of February 18, the Russian ...

Japan intends to keep stakes in Sakhalin projects, industry minister says August 9, 2022 Shell in talks with Chinese firms to sell stake in Russian gas project--The Telegraph ...

In the Sakhalin region where the project is located, people are increasingly concerned that the project might come to a halt, which would be a major blow to local employment and tax revenue.

The Japanese Consulate General in Sakhalin told NHK that the Japan Center has not yet received the ruling in writing. It said it will consider a response after reading the court's decision.

Tokyo will respond to decisions of the Russian side on the Sakhalin-1 on the basis of the relevant decree and consultations with stakeholders, Yasutoshi Nishimura noted TOKYO, October 9.