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3. Territory | Japan

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Author(s): Hamamoto, Shotaro | Fukamachi, Tomoko
3.1 Northern TerritoriesThe “Northern Territories” is the Japanese appellation of a group of islands situated off the northeast coast of the Nemuro Peninsula, which extends from the east coast of Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. They comprise Habomai (which is itself a group of islands), Shikotan, Kunashiri (“Kunashir” in Russian), and Etorofu (“Iturup” in Russian). Both Japan and the Russian Federation assert sovereignty over them. From the Russian perspective, these islands const…