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The Kuril Islands are the islands that Russia controls northeast of Japan. The Kuril Islands are officially under the Russian jurisdiction.

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Russia controls what islands that lie in northeast japan?

Kuril


Russia controls these islands which lie northeast of japan?

kuril -jordan the great


What lies to the northwest of Japan?

Eastern Russia. To the west of Japan is Korea. Russia still occupies islands that they seized from Japan at the end of World War II, as well as Sakharin Island, which is part of the Japanese island arc. To the northeast is the Kamchatka Peninsula, also Russia.


What contonent is Japan in?

Japan is a group of islands in northeast Asia.


Japan and russia disagree over ownership of which islands?

Kuril islands


What russian island chain is immediately northeast of Japan?

The Kuril islands.


A territorial dispute between Japan and Russia that is holding up a peace treaty between the two countries involves four tiny islands that belong to what chain?

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What are three countries that are near Korean Peninsula?

Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and several minor islands near the peninsula. It is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea).


Did Russia lose any territory noy immediately on its borders?

russia lost alaska Russia sold Alaska. Russia lost the Kuril Islands to Japan in 1906 but regained them in 1945. Two of these islands are still in dispute between Russia and Japan.


Chain of islands being fought over between russia and japan?

The Kuril Islands.


Name two countries that border china on the northeast?

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What nation disagrees with Russia over ownership of the kuril islands?

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