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Image Related To: Russia and Japan at odds over ownership of Kuril Islands.

By northsunm32

Yokohama : Japan | over 2 years ago

President Medvedev was the first Russian or Soviet leader to visit the islands since they were seized from Japan at the end of the Second World War.Medvedev visited Kunashir island...

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Tags: kuril islands, World War II, Medvedev, Prime Minister Kan, Kunashir Island, Dmitry Medvedev, Yokohama, Seiji Maehara, political-news, Kuril Islands dispute, Japan, Lavrov

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Map showing Kuril Islands

The islands were seized by Russia near the end of World War II. Japan claims ownership.

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