Japan and Russia

Japan scores 22/100 toward Russia (unfriendliness, pressure), while Russia scores 15/100 back.

Japan toward Russia

Japan maintains sanctions on Russia, criticizes military buildup in the Northern Territories, lambasts Russia-North Korea ties at the UN, and is building a record defense budget citing Russia as a threat. Japan's FM formally criticized Russia's Kuril militarization.

Russia toward Japan

Russia summoned Japan's ambassador, conducted missile tests near Japan-claimed islands, issued nuclear threats over the Kuril dispute, and warned Japan over US Typhon missile drills—a pattern of coercive signaling and diplomatic rebukes.

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