Shikotan
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Shikotan, also known as Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the t
Sea ice surrounding Shikotan, 2011
Shikotan, 1980
Lighthouse, 1980
Landscape, 1980
Kuril Islands dispute
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Russia and Japan have a territorial dispute over the four southernmost Kuril Islands, known in Russia as the Southern Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories. They are, from largest to smalles
Shikotan
…Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the titular Shikotan District, organized as part of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. The island's primary economic activities…
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev met local residents in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, 1 November 2010.
Poster about the Kuril Islands dispute in Sapporo, Hokkaido, 2012
A Japanese installation at the Kuril island viewpoint in Cape Nosappu with details and claims regarding the disputed Kuril islands
Japanese people visiting their family graves on Tanfiliev Island (Suishō-jima), one of the Habomai Islands, 2008