Russia-Japan Kuril Islands territorial dispute and military tensions
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Japan protests Russian live-fire drills near disputed Kuril Islands
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Japan joined Western countries in sanctioning Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
In February 2022, Japan joined other Western countries in imposing sanctions on Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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The Soviet Union seized the four southernmost Kuril Islands after World War II.
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