Kuril islands
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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.
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.
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Russia administers the Kuril Islands, which are a chain of islands located in the Pacific Ocean. Japan also claims sovereignty over some of the islands, leading to a territorial dispute between the two countries.
The islands of Japan are situated between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The Sea of Japan separates Japan from South Korea, North Korea, and Russia.
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Japans main Northern Island is called Hokkaido ____ Directly north of Japan is Sakhalin Island which belongs to Russia and the Sea of Okhotsk. To the north east of Japan is an archipelago of islands called the Kiril Islands which is still in dispute between Russia and Japan from WW2. The archipelago leads up to the Kamchatka Peninsula which is a part of the Russian mainland.
Japan has an ongoing dispute with Russia over some of the Kuril Islands since 1945.
None. Japan is a series of islands. The nearest countries are South Korea and Russia.