Japanese officials believe that the southern part of the Kuril Islands is “the original Japanese territory currently under illegal occupation by Russia.” This is reported in the annual report of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the “Blue Book”. TASS
The Japanese Foreign Ministry also noted that the ownership problem of these territories is “the most serious unresolved issue of Japanese-Russian relations.”
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the position of the country’s authorities regarding the islands that make up the southern part of the Kuriles will be in the future. will not change.
Last March, Kishida in your name The southern part of the Kuril Islands are the “original territories” of Japan.
Kyodo, Beijing on April 3 changed It is the first time in almost 60 years that it neutralizes its stance on belonging to the south of the Kuril Islands. It has been announced that China has supported Japan’s stance on this issue since 1964.