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Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2023, shows the village of Shana, known as Kurilsk in Russia, on Etorofu, one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido

A car drives on a snow-covered road on Feb. 2, 2023, in Shana, known as Kurilsk in Russia, on Etorofu, one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Russian woman holds letter to Japanese pen pal

KUSHIRO, Japan - Galina Burisovna Danilinichuk holds a letter to her Japanese pen pal Tadaaki Iwasaki, a resident of Sapporo in northern Japan, in this file photo taken Sept. 14, 2014, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. She has been attending the grave of the Iwasaki family since they met around 10 years ago during her visa-free visit to Sapporo.

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Man reads pen pal's letter from Russian-held island

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tadaaki Iwasaki, a former resident of Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, reads a letter in this file photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, from his Russian pen pal Galina Burisovna Danilinichuk whom he met around 10 years earlier during her visa-free visit to Sapporo. She attends the Iwasaki family's grave on the island.

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Parade to celebrate founding of Kuril District

TOKYO, Japan - A parade to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kuril District is held on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept. 13, 2014.

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Students deepen friendship on Russian-held island

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Russian junior and senior high school students dance at a gymnasium on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept 14, 2014. The Japanese students visited the island through the non-visa exchange program.

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a new airport on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C back), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, holds a dialogue session with local residents on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sakhalin Gov. Alexander Horoshavin (far R) cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to open a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - An airport official (R) receives a commemorative key at the opening ceremony for a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Civil airplane arrives at new airport on Etorofu Island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Passengers who got off a civilian Russian airplane walk across the apron at a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Visa-free delegation meets with Russian residents

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2014, on Russian-held Etorofu Island off Hokkaido shows members of a visa-free delegation from Hokkaido meeting with local residents. The delegation returned home on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) inspects a seafood processing factory on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 7, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. The slogan on the factory (in the background) reads ''The Kurils belong to Russia.'' The four disputed islands are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan.

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from R) speaks with a local reporter on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 6, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program.

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3,000 pledge more efforts for return of Russian-held islands

NEMURO, Japan - About 3,000 people from 129 organizations from across Japan shout in Russian ''Return the four islands to Japan'' in a rally held in Nemuro, eastern Hokkaido, on Oct. 1. The rally is the largest ever staged by groups working for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido -- Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan islands and the Habomai group of islets.

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Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

SAPPORO, Japan - Three-year-old Evgeniya (R), held by her mother Veronika Rodionova (L), 34, leaves the Hokkaido University hospital in Sapporo on Nov. 30 after more than a month of treatment for heart disease. Evgeniya, who is from Russian-occupied Etorofu Island, underwent surgery on Oct. 25 under the Japanese government's humanitarian aid program for four Russian-held islands that lie off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and are claimed by Japan.

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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 march in Tokyo's Ginza area 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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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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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 march in Tokyo's Ginza area 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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Russian PM Medvedev visits Japan-claimed Etorofu Island

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (2nd from L, foreground) mingles with participants of a youth forum on Aug. 22, 2015, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) inspects a seafood processing plant in Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 22, 2015. The visit to the disputed island drew an immediate protest from Tokyo, with a senior Foreign Ministry official conveying it to the Russian ambassador to Japan by phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) inspects a seafood processing plant in Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 22, 2015. The visit to the disputed island drew an immediate protest from Tokyo, with a senior Foreign Ministry official conveying it to the Russian ambassador to Japan by phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM attends forum on disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev (R) answers questions after his speech at a forum on Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-administered islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, on Aug. 14, 2015. The island is called Iturup in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM visits disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev is surrounded by participants at a patriotic event during his visit to one of the Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan on Aug. 13, 2015. The Japanese government lodged a protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo over the visit to the island called Etorofu in Japan and Iturup in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM visits disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev (R front) arrives on the island called Etorofu in Japan and Iturup in Russia which is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan, on Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-post office built before WWII on Russian-held island demolished

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, shows a former postal station house before its recent demolition in Shana, or Kurilsk in Russian, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The last vestige of Japan's presence on the island is said to have been dismantled in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese families leave for disputed Russian isles for annual visit

Former Japanese residents of disputed islands off Hokkaido leave the northern Japanese city of Nemuro by boat on June 6, 2015, for Etorofu, one of the Russian-held isles. They will see the remains of their old homes and other places on Etorofu before returning to Nemuro on June 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese families leave for disputed Russian isles for annual visit

A boat carrying former Japanese residents of disputed islands off Hokkaido leaves the northern Japanese city of Nemuro on June 6, 2015, for Etorofu, one of the Russian-held isles. They will see the remains of their old homes and other places on Etorofu before returning to Nemuro on June 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tents erected for Russian patriotic event on Japan-claimed island

Tents are erected on Etorofu on Aug. 11, 2015, to accommodate participants of a Russian government-organized patriotic event on the disputed island. Etorofu is one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russians prepare to hold patriotic event on Japan-claimed island

Preparations are under way for a Russian government-organized patriotic event on Etorofu on Aug. 11, 2015. Etorofu is one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from R) speaks with a local reporter on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 6, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) inspects a seafood processing factory on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 7, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. The slogan on the factory (in the background) reads ''The Kurils belong to Russia.'' The four disputed islands are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Russian woman holds letter to Japanese pen pal

KUSHIRO, Japan - Galina Burisovna Danilinichuk holds a letter to her Japanese pen pal Tadaaki Iwasaki, a resident of Sapporo in northern Japan, in this file photo taken Sept. 14, 2014, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. She has been attending the grave of the Iwasaki family since they met around 10 years ago during her visa-free visit to Sapporo. (Kyodo)

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Students deepen friendship on Russian-held island

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Russian junior and senior high school students dance at a gymnasium on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept 14, 2014. The Japanese students visited the island through the non-visa exchange program. (Kyodo)

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C back), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, holds a dialogue session with local residents on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan. (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - An airport official (R) receives a commemorative key at the opening ceremony for a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Civil airplane arrives at new airport on Etorofu Island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Passengers who got off a civilian Russian airplane walk across the apron at a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Russian PM's visit to disputed island off Hokkaido

A Russian government plane arrives at Etorofu Island off Japan's Hokkaido on Aug. 2, 2019. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made his first visit since 2015 to the island, one of the four Russia-held islands claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano on Etorofu Island

Photo taken on Nov. 1, 2019, shows a volcano on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russia-held islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-residents trip to Russian-held islands

Former residents board a chartered airplane at Nakashibetsu airport in Hokkaido on July 22, 2018, to visit their ancestors' graves on Russian-held Kunashiri and Etorofu islands. Japan claims sovereignty over the islands as well as two others Soviet troops seized at the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido look at a mountain on Etorofu Island on Sept. 23, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido arrive at an airport on Etorofu Island on Sept. 23, 2017, to visit their ancestors' graves. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido rest at an airport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia on Sept. 23, 2017. A group of Japanese former residents visited their ancestors' graves on the islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu that day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

A Japanese former resident of Etorofu Island, one of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido, prays in front of an altar on the island on Sept. 23, 2017. A group of Japanese former residents visited their ancestors' graves on the islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu by air. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo