Northern Territories by Japan
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The Northern Territories by Japan refers to a group of four islands off Hokkaido—Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai islets—administered by Russia but claimed by Japan, forming the core of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Territories (Japan) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
territorial dispute ⓘ |
| administeredAsPartOf | Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedAs | inherent territory of Japan ⓘ |
| closestJapanesePrefecture | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | February 7 ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Etorofu Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habomai Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunashiri Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikotan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAdministering | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryClaiming | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedBetween |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeDuration | since end of World War II ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRegion | Northeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsletGroup | Habomai Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainIsland |
Etorofu Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunashiri Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSmallerIsland | Shikotan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II aftermath ⓘ |
| issueRaisedIn | Japan–Russia diplomatic negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| japaneseName | Hoppō Ryōdo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalPositionOfJapan | territories not renounced in San Francisco Peace Treaty ⓘ |
| legalPositionOfRussia | territories acquired as result of World War II ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerDispute | Kuril Islands dispute ⓘ |
| politicalSignificanceFor |
Japanese domestic politics
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Russo–Japanese relations ⓘ |
| reasonForDispute |
interpretation of postwar treaties
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sovereignty claim ⓘ |
| relatedTreaty |
San Francisco Peace Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Shimoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalta Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| russianName | Southern Kuril Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf | postwar territorial loss for Japan ⓘ |
| topicOf | Northern Territories Day in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unresolvedIssue | Japan–Russia peace treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Japan’s school education materials ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.