# Russia-Japan relations continue to deteriorate, Russian deputy minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/73302

- TASS, 2026-09-25 02:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2192509

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko says ties with Japan are seriously worsening, with contact reduced to a handful of isolated matters. He blames Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s continuation of Tokyo’s anti-Russian policy and says normalization must begin with Japan abandoning that course and taking concrete steps.