Japan-Soviet Declaration Reaches 70th Anniv. amid Strained Ties
Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--As Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration, which stipulates the return of two of the four disputed islands to Japan, Russia has further hardened its stance on the territorial dispute. The declaration includes an agreement for Moscow to hand over Shikotan and the Habomai group, part of the disputed islands called the Norther...
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