欲钱买羊城晚报:Russia, Japan fight over disputed islands in new psywar-styleg

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Russia, Japan fight over disputed islands in new psywar-style



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Russia to arm disputed pacific islands with missiles


A Russian military official says his country plans to arm a group of Pacific Ocean islands also claimed by Japan with anti-ship cruise missiles.

Russia's Interfax news agency quotes the official anonymously as saying the missiles will be deployed on the islands. The missiles are capable of hitting ships up to 300 kilometers away.

The official also says Russia will send attack helicopters to the islands.

The islands, located off of Russia's far eastern coast, are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan. They are at the center of a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.

Troops from the former Soviet Union occupied the islands near the end of World War II, and Russia has controlled them ever since. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has demanded the return of the islands. The dispute has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a formal peace treaty.

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Japan calls Russian military plans ‘regrettable’


Japan says Russia's plans for a chain of islands claimed by both countries are “very regrettable.”

Japanese government spokesman Yukio Edano made the comment to reporters Wednesday, saying Tokyo will closely monitor Russia's military activity in the area.

Edano's remarks follow a report Tuesday from Russia's Interfax news agency that said Moscow will deploy a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile system on the disputed island chain, known in Russia as the Kuril Islands and in Japan as the Northern Territories. The agency quoted a senior Russian general as saying new Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters will also be deployed on one of the islands.

Japanese news agencies said Wednesday Russia denies it is planning any military build-up.


The reports say Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov told his Japanese counterpart, Kenichiro Sasae, during talks in Tokyo that the planned changes are only part of a effort to modernize and realign Russia military.

The meeting between Denisov and Sasae is the eighth of its kind since 2007, and was also expected to address the international response to North Korea's nuclear programs among other issues.

Japan and Russia have been quarreling over the island chain since World War Two. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to one of the islands in November. Japan described the visit as “an unforgivable outrage.”

Soviet troops seized the islands, located 10 kilometers off Japan's northern Hokkaido Island, in the final days of World War Two. The dispute has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a formal peace treaty.

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Rrussia denies military deployment in Kuril Islands


Japan and Russia, deputy foreign ministerial level 8th strategic dialogue was held in Tokyo 2. Russia denied including the "northern territories", including the Kuril Islands, is the deployment of missiles and other equipment to enhance the military, saying it was "in order to achieve modern equipment, reducing the number of Russian military personnel."


Japan's foreign affairs minister, Kenichiro Sasae, and Denisov, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister to attend the dialogue. The two sides on the outstanding Northern Territory (Russia called "South Kuril Islands"), economic exchanges and the situation in the Korean Peninsula and exchanged views.


Reported that the Japanese government hopes to work with Russia to deepen mutual trust in the wide range of fields, open territorial issues for the deadlocked situation.

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Japan watching Russian military developments on disputed isles

Japan is closely watching Russian military developments in the Far East, the top government spokesman said Wednesday, a day after Moscow’s plan to deploy antiship cruise missiles near Hokkaido was reported.


Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said at a news conference that Japan believes it is important for Tokyo and Moscow to foster communication and avoid an unnecessary arms race in the Asia-Pacific region. “We are keeping a close watch on Russia’s military trends in the Far East,’’ Edano said.


The top spokesman’s remarks came after Interfax news agency reported Tuesday that Russia will deploy antiship cruise missiles and an advanced air defense system in its Far East region, including four islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan.


An official of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces said Russia will set up Yakhont antiship missiles and the Tor-M2 missile shield, according to the news agency.


The cruise missiles could be deployed in Etorofu and Kunashiri, two of the four disputed islands which have major military sites in the Kuril Islands, a possible move likely to provoke a backlash from Japan.


The Yakhont missile has a range of 200-300 kilometers and can travel at a sonic speed. If installed on Etorofu and Kunashiri, they could cover a part of Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan.

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The Tor-M2 system can launch four missiles at four targets at once, dramatically improving defense capabilities in sea and airspace over the four islands.


Russia also plans to deploy Mi28 helicopters to Etorofu which carry antitank missiles, Interfax quoted the official as saying.


The official was also quoted as saying that a buildup plan for the Kuril Islands area has already been submitted to Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, the news agency added. The plan presumably includes the deployments of the Yakhont missiles and the Tor-M2 system.


Such moves came after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in early February that the country will consolidate its presence on the Kuril Islands, seeing them as a strategic region. First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin has said state-of-the-art equipment will be installed in the region.


Japan and Russia are at odds over the sovereignty of the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan as well as the Habomai islet group. They were seized by the Soviet Union following Japan’s surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 1945.

The islands are known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia. The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing an official peace treaty ending their World War II hostilities.