Northern Territories dispute
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The Northern Territories dispute is a long-standing territorial conflict between Japan and Russia over a group of islands northeast of Hokkaido, which has prevented the two countries from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Territories dispute canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Northern Territories dispute Context triple: [Kuril Islands, disputeKnownAs, Northern Territories dispute]
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A.
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
The Inuvialuit Settlement Region is a land-claim area in Canada’s western Arctic where the Inuvialuit people hold specific rights to land, resources, and self-governance.
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Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory is a sparsely populated, mountainous territory in northwestern Canada known for its vast wilderness, subarctic climate, and rich Indigenous cultures.
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C.
Rupert's Land
Rupert's Land was a vast territory in British North America, encompassing much of present-day Canada’s northern and central regions, historically controlled and administered by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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D.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a vast, sparsely populated federal territory in northern Canada known for its subarctic and Arctic landscapes, Indigenous cultures, and natural resources.
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E.
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada are formal agreements between the British Crown (and later the Canadian state) and First Nations that define land rights, resource use, and ongoing nation-to-nation relationships across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northern Territories dispute Target entity description: The Northern Territories dispute is a long-standing territorial conflict between Japan and Russia over a group of islands northeast of Hokkaido, which has prevented the two countries from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
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A.
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
The Inuvialuit Settlement Region is a land-claim area in Canada’s western Arctic where the Inuvialuit people hold specific rights to land, resources, and self-governance.
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B.
Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory is a sparsely populated, mountainous territory in northwestern Canada known for its vast wilderness, subarctic climate, and rich Indigenous cultures.
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C.
Rupert's Land
Rupert's Land was a vast territory in British North America, encompassing much of present-day Canada’s northern and central regions, historically controlled and administered by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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D.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a vast, sparsely populated federal territory in northern Canada known for its subarctic and Arctic landscapes, Indigenous cultures, and natural resources.
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E.
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada are formal agreements between the British Crown (and later the Canadian state) and First Nations that define land rights, resource use, and ongoing nation-to-nation relationships across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border dispute
ⓘ
international dispute ⓘ territorial dispute ⓘ |
| concernsArchipelago | Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| concernsIslands |
Habomai Islands
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Iturup ⓘ Kunashir ⓘ Shikotan ⓘ |
| concernsRegion | Northern Territories ⓘ |
| hasClaimant |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
Government of the Russian Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Russia
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| hasImpactOn |
Japan–Soviet relations
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan–Russia relations
energy cooperation between Japan and Russia ⓘ fisheries access ⓘ security in Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasProposedSolution |
joint economic activities on disputed islands
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return of some islands to Japan ⓘ |
| involvesCountry |
Japan
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Russia ⓘ |
| involvesSuccessorStateOf | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| JapanClaims |
sovereignty over Habomai Islands
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sovereignty over Iturup ⓘ sovereignty over Kunashir ⓘ sovereignty over Shikotan ⓘ |
| legalReference |
Japan–Soviet Joint Declaration of 1956
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Treaty of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Peace Treaty
Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1875 ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
Treaty of Shimoda ⓘ Yalta Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Yalta Agreement
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| otherName |
Japan–Russia territorial dispute
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Kuril Islands dispute ⓘ Northern Territories issue ⓘ Northern Territories problem ⓘ |
| prevents | formal World War II peace treaty between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War of 1945
World War II ⓘ |
| RussiaControls |
Habomai Islands
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Iturup ⓘ Kunashir ⓘ Shikotan ⓘ |
| startedInPeriod | end of World War II ⓘ |
| status | unresolved ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1945 era ⓘ |
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Subject: Northern Territories dispute Description of subject: The Northern Territories dispute is a long-standing territorial conflict between Japan and Russia over a group of islands northeast of Hokkaido, which has prevented the two countries from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
Referenced by (3)
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