The 60-Year-Old Dispute Between Japan and Russia


	The 60-Year-Old Dispute Between Japan and Russia

merrie

8-17-2008 5:20 AM

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kunashiri, etorofu, shikotan and the rocky habomai islets, hokkaido, russia/japan dispute

merrie says:

MOSCOW, April 14 [2008] - Japan pressed
Russia on Monday to end a territorial dispute over a chain of Pacific islands which has prevented the two countries from formally ending World War II hostilities and strengthening ties.

The dispute over the islands, known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, has overshadowed Russian-Japanese relations for more than 60 years.

Japan says a resolution of the dispute would attract a new wave of Japanese investors to Russia.

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