Word: kurils
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...remind you of the Russian occupation of the southern half of Sakhalin Island (north of Japan) and the Kuril Islands (northeast of Japan)? These territories, formerly owned and populated by Japan, are now exclusively occupied by the Soviet Union. Japanese fishing boats that stray too close to these islands are often seized or fired upon. To the best of my knowledge, both areas are sealed off from normal tourist or business travelers...
...days of talks, Shiina and his hosts made little progress on their custody dispute over the Kuril Islands of Etorofu and Kunashiri north of the Japanese mainland, which were occupied by the Soviet after World War II. But that did not stand in the way of other business, including the signing of a fiveyear, $2 billion trade pact, agreement on the first direct commercial air service between Moscow and Tokyo, and discussion of a possible Moscow trip for Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato next spring. All of which, Peking complained, "grew out of the new Soviet leadership's line...
...Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan and Kazakhstan as far west as Lake Balk hash. This reinterpretation of geography would in effect push the Chinese border as much as 300 miles into the Soviet Union (see map). In a fit of Asian self-righteousness, Peking also demanded that Russia return to Japan the Kuril Islands. "To those who question the ownership of more than 1,500,000 square kilometers of Soviet territory," Pravda roared, "we say that the present borders have historical origins and are fixed through life itself...
...never said exactly what that business might be. Two formidable rivals challenged him: 1) Eisaku Sato, 63, Minister of State under Ikeda and the obvious heir apparent, who attacked Ikeda's policy of "patience and tolerance," promised a dynamic regime that would fight for the return of the Kuril Islands from Russia and the Ryukyus (which include Okinawa) from the U.S.; and 2) Aiichiro Fujiyama, a silver-haired sugar baron who had served as former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's Foreign Minister and as party coordinator under Ikeda...