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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange
Japan is demanding a correction be made to an Equal Earth world map on a website, claiming it uses the same color for Russian territory as it does for four islands that Tokyo and Moscow have a territorial dispute over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/10/japan/japan-map-complaint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #equalearth #unitednations
Japan demands correction to Equal Earth map over depiction of disputed islands
japantimes.co.jp

Japan demands correction to Equal Earth map over depiction of disputed islands

Tokyo claims the map uses the same color for the islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, as it does for Russian territory.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
Moscow is set to name an uninhabited island that forms part of a territorial dispute with Tokyo after Richard Sorge, a Soviet spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/russia-name-northern-territories-spy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #disputedislands #espionage #wwii
Russia to name Northern Territories island after Soviet spy Sorge
japantimes.co.jp

Russia to name Northern Territories island after Soviet spy Sorge

Moscow is expected to soon formally approve the decision to name an uninhabited island in the Lesser Kurils after the spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War.

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The Japan Times @thejapantimes@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
A Russian spy at the center of an operation to smuggle high-tech weapon components into Russia has left Japan after his activities were disclosed by The New York Times, a Ukrainian intelligence official said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/24/japan/russia-spy-flees-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #espionage #russiajapanrelations
A Russian spy, suddenly cast into the spotlight, flees Japan
japantimes.co.jp

A Russian spy, suddenly cast into the spotlight, flees Japan

The spy was at the center of a secret operation to smuggle high-tech weapon components into Russia.

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