Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido during rally in Tokyo

Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido during rally in Tokyo

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials appeal for their early return to Japan during a meeting in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2022. The islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group were seized by the Soviet Union after Japan surrendered in World War II in August 1945.

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