Protesters in Moscow demand a stop to talks with Japan over the Kuril Islands’s future. Photo: AFP
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Will Russia and Japan ever reach an agreement over the Kuril Islands?
- Talks between Moscow and Tokyo over the territory have been at an impasse for decades. Can closer ties finally lead to a treaty?
Protesters in Moscow demand a stop to talks with Japan over the Kuril Islands’s future. Photo: AFP
Boats at a harbour on the island of Iturup, or Etorofu in Japanese, one of the Kuril Islands. Photo: AFP
Kuril Islands: What to know about the islands at the centre of a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan
- The feud over a string of volcanic islands has prevented the two countries from signing a formal second world war peace treaty
- The islands are rich in hot springs and minerals and rare metals such as rhenium, which is used in the production of supersonic aircraft
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Boats at a harbour on the island of Iturup, or Etorofu in Japanese, one of the Kuril Islands. Photo: AFP