After the end of WWII, all Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, Japan challenged the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan islands, and a number of uninhabited islands.

The southern Kuril Islands issue remains the key sticking point. In 1945, the whole archipelago was handed over to the Soviet Union. Tokyo laid claims to Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and a group of ...

A view shows a military vehicle of the Bastion coastal missile system that went on duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia, which is one of the islands claimed by Japan and also known as ...

However, the Japanese government argues that this renunciation did not include specific islands: Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, ...

Territorial dispute between Japan and Russia The territorial dispute between Japan and Russia concerns the Southern Kuril ...