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Russian envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely (L) speaks in a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on April 8, 2011.

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Maehara summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Maehara said at a Diet committee meeting that the first-ever visit by a leader of Russia or the former Soviet Union to the island hurts Japanese public sentiment.

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely is surrounded by reporters as he leaves the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido.

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010, as Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Bely told reporters the president's move was made purely from the standpoint of domestic politics and has no significant impact internationally.

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Foreign Minister Maehara in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks in an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Maehara said he had told Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to convey Tokyo's concern to Moscow that a possible trip by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to disputed islands would severely hurt bilateral ties.

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DPJ President Hatoyama talks with Russian envoy Bely

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3.

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DPJ President Hatoyama talks with Russian envoy Bely

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely shake hands before their talks at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3.

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7 Japanese awarded Russian medals for promotion of culture

TOKYO, Japan - Seven Japanese including simultaneous Japanese-Russian interpreter Yuki Yoshioka were awarded the Pushkin Medal Jan. 29 for their contributions to the promotion of Russian language and culture in a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Photo shows Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely (C) and six award recipients posing for photos at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Ichiro Fujimori, chief of the Moscow bureau for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, was also awarded but could not attend the ceremony.

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7 Japanese awarded Russian medals for promotion of culture

TOKYO, Japan - Seven Japanese including simultaneous Japanese-Russian interpreter Yuki Yoshioka were awarded the Pushkin Medal Jan. 29 for their contributions to the promotion of Russian language and culture in a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Photo shows Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely (C) and six award recipients posing for photos at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Ichiro Fujimori, chief of the Moscow bureau for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, was also awarded but could not attend the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Maehara summoned Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Maehara said at a Diet committee meeting that the first-ever visit by a leader of Russia or the former Soviet Union to the island hurts Japanese public sentiment. (Kyodo)

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Foreign Minister Maehara in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks in an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Maehara said he had told Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely to convey Tokyo's concern to Moscow that a possible trip by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to disputed islands would severely hurt bilateral ties. (Kyodo)

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Russian envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely (L) speaks in a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on April 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely is surrounded by reporters as he leaves the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010, as Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Bely told reporters the president's move was made purely from the standpoint of domestic politics and has no significant impact internationally. (Kyodo)

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DPJ President Hatoyama talks with Russian envoy Bely

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)

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DPJ President Hatoyama talks with Russian envoy Bely

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely shake hands before their talks at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3. (Kyodo)