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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials take to the streets after a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held, Japanese claimed islets off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials march the streets in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2023 in a rally seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials hold a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan PM Kishida at rally seeking return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan PM Kishida at rally seeking return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Rally in Hokkaido for return of Russian-held islands

NEMURO, Japan - People raise their fists and chant in unison a slogan calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, at a rally in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Feb. 7, 2012. Feb. 7 is designated ''Northern Territories Day'' in Japan because on that day in 1855, the Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation between Japan and Russia was concluded, in which the two countries confirmed that the four islands are part of Japanese territory.

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PM Noda at rally for return of Russian-held islands

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at an annual rally calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2012. Noda reiterated Tokyo's basic stance on the issue of resolving the territorial dispute and signing a peace treaty with Russia.

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Rally in Tokyo for return of Russian-held islands

TOKYO, Japan - An annual rally calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2012. Feb. 7 is designated ''Northern Territories Day'' in Japan because on that day in 1855, the Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation between Japan and Russia was concluded, in which the two countries confirmed that the four islands are part of Japanese territory.

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New ship to shuttle between Hokkaido, disputed isles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows new passenger vessel, the Etopirika, at a shipyard in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011, prior to its launch ceremony later in the day. The 1,150-ton ship, capable of carrying 84 passengers, will shuttle between Nemuro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, and the Russian-held disputed islands off Hokkaido, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, from May 2012, to carry people taking part in visa-free exchange programs and other purposes.

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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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PM Kan, chief of Russian presidential office meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Kan conveyed his appreciation for Russian support after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and the two also discussed a territorial dispute involving islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Russian map of disputed isles

MOSCOW, Russia - A member of pro-Kremlin Russian youth group Nashi shows a map marking four-Russian held islands off Hokkaido -- called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia -- as Russian territory, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Feb. 7, 2011. The group, angered by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's criticism earlier that day of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit last November to one of the islands, attempted unsuccessfully to give the map to Kan via the embassy. The group said they will mail it to the Japanese government.

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Aerial image of Kunashiri Island

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo taken in 2005 of Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-administered islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan. The islands are referred to as the Northern Territories by Japan and the Southern Kurils by Russia.

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Aerial image of Habomai Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an aerial image taken in February 2009 of Suisho Island (back), one of the Habomai group of isles among the disputed island territories off Hokkaido. The islands are called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Russian foreign minister visits disputed island of Kunashiri

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, on June 3. He is the first Russian foreign minister to visit one of the islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

Photo taken in November 2019 from a Kyodo News airplane shows Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. At the bottom is Cape Nosappu in Hokkaido.

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Russian foreign minister visits disputed island of Kunashiri

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arrives in Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, on June 3. He is the first Russian foreign minister to visit one of the islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Russian deputy prime minister in Tokyo

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev meets with reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016. Trutnev said the participation of Japanese companies in development projects on Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido, called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, would be welcomed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russia open to discuss isles row with Japan: foreign minister

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends an interview in Moscow on April 12, 2016. Lavrov said Russia is open to discussions about the territorial dispute involving the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, ahead of a meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo on April 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russia open to discuss isles row: foreign minister

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends an interview in Moscow on April 12, 2016. Lavrov said Russia is open to discussions about the territorial dispute involving the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, ahead of a meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo on April 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe attends rally to seek Northern Territories reversion

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) addresses at a rally on Feb. 7, 2015, in Tokyo to seek the reversion of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. "As the former islanders are aging, I have determined to resolve the territory issue as soon as possible," he said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aerial image of Kunashiri Island

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo taken in 2005 of Kunashiri Island, one of four Russian-administered islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan. The islands are referred to as the Northern Territories by Japan and the Southern Kurils by Russia. (Kyodo)

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Aerial image of Habomai Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an aerial image taken in February 2009 of Suisho Island (back), one of the Habomai group of isles among the disputed island territories off Hokkaido. The islands are called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (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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PM Kan, chief of Russian presidential office meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Kan conveyed his appreciation for Russian support after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and the two also discussed a territorial dispute involving islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo)

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Rally in Hokkaido for return of Russian-held islands

NEMURO, Japan - People raise their fists and chant in unison a slogan calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, at a rally in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Feb. 7, 2012. Feb. 7 is designated ''Northern Territories Day'' in Japan because on that day in 1855, the Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation between Japan and Russia was concluded, in which the two countries confirmed that the four islands are part of Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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Rally in Tokyo for return of Russian-held islands

TOKYO, Japan - An annual rally calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2012. Feb. 7 is designated ''Northern Territories Day'' in Japan because on that day in 1855, the Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation between Japan and Russia was concluded, in which the two countries confirmed that the four islands are part of Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda at rally for return of Russian-held islands

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at an annual rally calling for the return of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2012. Noda reiterated Tokyo's basic stance on the issue of resolving the territorial dispute and signing a peace treaty with Russia. (Kyodo)

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Russian map of disputed isles

MOSCOW, Russia - A member of pro-Kremlin Russian youth group Nashi shows a map marking four-Russian held islands off Hokkaido -- called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia -- as Russian territory, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Feb. 7, 2011. The group, angered by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's criticism earlier that day of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit last November to one of the islands, attempted unsuccessfully to give the map to Kan via the embassy. The group said they will mail it to the Japanese government. (Kyodo)

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New ship to shuttle between Hokkaido, disputed isles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows new passenger vessel, the Etopirika, at a shipyard in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011, prior to its launch ceremony later in the day. The 1,150-ton ship, capable of carrying 84 passengers, will shuttle between Nemuro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, and the Russian-held disputed islands off Hokkaido, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, from May 2012, to carry people taking part in visa-free exchange programs and other purposes. (Kyodo)

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

A fishing boat heads to waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, from a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the small hours of Sept. 16, 2020, to catch Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan meeting for return of Russia-held islets

Seiichi Eto, minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territory affairs, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, at a gathering of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't-backed rally on Russia-held islets

Participants observe a moment of silence in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, at a gathering of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan meeting for return of Russia-held islets

A gathering is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan meeting for return of Russia-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, at a gathering of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan meeting for return of Russia-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, at a gathering of groups seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against return of Russian-held islands

A man protests in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Russian Far East on Feb. 7, 2019, against the return of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido meeting on Russian-held islands

People in Nemuro, Hokkaido wave flags at a meeting on Feb. 7, 2019, seeking the resolution of territorial issues over Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido meeting on Russian-held islands

A meeting regarding Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

A meeting to seek the return of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after delivering a speech at a meeting held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, in pursuit of the return of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a government-backed meeting held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, in pursuit of the return of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a government-backed meeting held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, in pursuit of the return of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attends a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, to seek the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) speaks in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, at a meeting to seek the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, at a meeting to seek the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

A meeting to seek the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo meeting for return of Russian-held islands

A meeting to seek the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo