Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called Moscow's military buildup on the islands unacceptable.

Missiles were launched from a nuclear-powered submarine around the Southern Kuril islands.

MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an i

Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its Far East that are also claimed by Japan, adding to recent friction between the two nations.