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State minister Yamaguchi surveys northern territories

NEMURO, Japan - Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shunichi Yamaguchi (C) surveys Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2014. He later held talks with former islanders.

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Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons.

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(2)Kawaguchi views disputed isles off Hokkaido from chopper

NEMURO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from R) poses for a photograph at Cape Nosappu in eastern Hokkaido on Aug. 23 after viewing the Russian-held islands off the prefecture by helicopter. Japan claims the sovereignty over the islands, collectively known in Japan as the Northern Territories.

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Mori observes disputed islands off Hokaido

NEMURO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori looks at the Habomai group of islets through a telescope April 7 from Cape Nosappu. Mori also observed the Habomai and three other disputed islands off eastern Hokkaido aboard a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter. Mori held a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late March in Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, to try to settle with Russia issues involving the islands.

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Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

CAPE NOSAPPU, Japan - Photo shows Ryutaro Hashimoto, state minister on issues pertaining to the Northern Territories, taking pictures of the Habomai group of isles, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that Japan claims, at Cape Nossapu on Feb. 17. He took an aerial observation tour of the islands. Boarding a helicopter at Nakashibetsu airport in eastern Hokkaido, Hashimoto saw them from Japanese airspace.

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Mars eclipse

Photo taken from Cape Nosappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 21, 2022, shows Mars shortly before it disappears behind the Moon.

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Mars eclipse

Photo taken from Cape Nosappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 21, 2022, shows Mars (arrowed) shortly before it disappears behind the Moon.

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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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Japanese fishermen head off to Russian waters to gather kelp

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fleet of Japanese fishing boats head toward the Russian-held Kaigara island off northeastern Hokkaido on June 1 to gather kelp, a giant seaweed extensively used in Japanese cooking. Sent off by their families who gathered at Cape Nosappu, about 250 Hokkaido fishing boats set off for the kelp grounds, about 3.7 kilometers away from Nosappu. Japanese fishermen paid 97.6 million yen to Russian authorities this year for the kelp-gathering rights. The amount of kelp to be gathered this season is set at 4,000 tons. (Kyodo)

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The Northern Territories: Islands That Have Yet to Return

As Japan and the Soviet Union continue to disagree over the ownership of the Northern Territories, a caravan launches a campaign. 　 A caravan of people demanding the return of the Northern Territories visits Secretary of Internal Affairs and Communications Inamura, shaking his hand in encouragement; scenes at Cape Nosappu; people peering through binoculars at the Northern Territories in the distance; scenes of talks between Japan and the Soviet Union; the caravan travels around the country; scenes at a meeting in Nagoya demanding the return of the Northern Territories; greetings from Aichi Governor Nakaya Yoshiaki; and more. Fishermen fishing for kelp. Date of shooting unknown, release date: September 15, 1984.

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The Northern Territories: Aiming for an Early Return

Local people hand in a letter of request to Prime Minister Ohira Masayoshi to appeal for the return of the Northern Territories. 　 <Caption> The scenery of Cape Nosappu, people peering through binoculars at the Northern Territories in the distance, the governors of Hokkaido visiting the Diet to demand the early return of the Northern Territories, the handing of a letter of request to Prime Minister Ohira, and government officials listening to appeals for the return of the Northern Territories. Date of shooting unknown, Date of release: February 23, 1979.

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Ex-resident of Shikotan thinks of boyhood days

Hiroshi Tokuno, a Japanese national and former resident of Shikotan, one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, recalls the days he spent in Shikotan around the end of World War II on a ship off the prefecture's Cape Nosappu (back, R), near the Japan-Russia intermediate line on April 2, 2015. Animated film "Giovanni's Island" was created based on his experience. (Photo by Daisuke Suzuki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe eyes progress in territorial dispute with Russia

File photo taken January 2013 shows the Habomai group of islets (above), off Japan's Cape Nosappu (below), which are claimed by Japan, along with three other Russian-held islands. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to arrange mutual visits between the two countries with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016, with the aim of resolving the long-standing bilateral territorial dispute. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing boat found capsized off northern Japan

NEMURO, Japan - The 19-ton Shinsei Maru No. 3 fishing boat is seen capsized some 40 kilometers off the coast of Nosappu Cape on the northeastern tip of Hokkaido on Sept. 28. Of the eight crew members on board, five were found dead and two are missing. Photo was provided by the Nemuro branch of the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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Sea otters popular with visitors but headache for fishermen

KUSHIRO, Japan - A sea otter swims holding a sea urchin near Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Feb. 2, 2010. (Photo courtesy of the Habomai fisheries cooperative) (Kyodo)

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State minister Yamaguchi surveys northern territories

NEMURO, Japan - Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shunichi Yamaguchi (C) surveys Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2014. He later held talks with former islanders. (Kyodo)

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Kelp harvesting season

People wave from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido as fishing boats head to waters around Kaigara Island of the Russian-held Habomai islet group to harvest kelp on June 2, 2021, following the start of this year's harvesting season for the seaweed.

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(2)Kawaguchi views disputed isles off Hokkaido from chopper

NEMURO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from R) poses for a photograph at Cape Nosappu in eastern Hokkaido on Aug. 23 after viewing the Russian-held islands off the prefecture by helicopter. Japan claims the sovereignty over the islands, collectively known in Japan as the Northern Territories. (Kyodo)

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Kelp harvesting season

People wave from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido as fishing boats head to waters around Kaigara Island of the Russian-controlled Habomai islet group to harvest kelp on June 3, 2020, following the start of this year's harvesting season for the seaweed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Cape Nosappu, the easternmost point of Hokkaido, on May 1, 2019, to see the first sunrise of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Cape Nosappu, the easternmost point of Hokkaido, on May 1, 2019, to see the first sunrise of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Cape Nosappu, the easternmost point of Hokkaido, on May 1, 2019, to see the first sunrise of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2019, from a Kyodo News airplane shows Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. At the bottom is Cape Nosappu in Hokkaido, and in the center is the Habomai islet group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kunashiri Island visible from Nemuro

A fishing boat sails off Cape Nosappu in Nemuro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 16, 2016, with Kunashiri Island visible in the back. Kunashiri is one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan located close to Nemuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to meet in hot spring resort, territorial row in focus

File photo taken Dec. 3, 2016, shows the Habomai islet group off Cape Nosappu (L in bottom) in Nemuro on the eastern tip of Hokkaido. The islet group is among the four islands held by Russia and claimed by Japan. The photo was taken ahead of the Dec. 15-16 visit to Japan by Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a territorial dispute over the islands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to meet in hot spring resort, territorial row the focus

Kaigara Island, part of the Habomai group of islets, is seen from Cape Nosappu on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on Dec. 14, 2016. In the foreground is a "prayer flame" that burns in hope of a return of the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group from Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mori observes disputed islands off Hokaido

NEMURO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori looks at the Habomai group of islets through a telescope April 7 from Cape Nosappu. Mori also observed the Habomai and three other disputed islands off eastern Hokkaido aboard a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter. Mori held a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late March in Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, to try to settle with Russia issues involving the islands.

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Mori observes disputed islands off Hokaido

NEMURO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori looks at the Habomai group of islets through a telescope April 7 from Cape Nosappu. Mori also observed the Habomai and three other disputed islands off eastern Hokkaido aboard a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter. Mori held a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late March in Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, to try to settle with Russia issues involving the islands.

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Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

CAPE NOSAPPU, Japan - Photo shows Ryutaro Hashimoto, state minister on issues pertaining to the Northern Territories, taking pictures of the Habomai group of isles, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that Japan claims, at Cape Nossapu on Feb. 17. He took an aerial observation tour of the islands. Boarding a helicopter at Nakashibetsu airport in eastern Hokkaido, Hashimoto saw them from Japanese airspace.