Word: shikotan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Soviet fisheries officials denounced the scheme as "malicious poaching." But neither Japan nor the Soviet Union wants to turn the case into a major issue while they try to improve relations. Soviet authorities have informally indicated that they will soon release most of the 169 fishermen detained at Shikotan Island...