[DOC] [TLE] Kuril Islands dispute - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kuril Islands dispute also known as the Northern Territories dispute is a 
dispute between Japan and Russia and also some individuals of the Ainu people 
over sovereignty of the South Kuril Islands. The disputed islands, like other 
islands in the Kuril chain that are not in dispute, were annexed by ... Although 
Japan occupied parts of Russia's Far East during the Russian Civil... [DOC] [TLE] Kurile Islands Dispute [PAR] It is considered that the territorial dispute is both political and economic issue. ... 
Ainu who lived in Hokkaido, the Kurile Islands and Sakhalin were called "
Hokkaido Ainu ... Japan and Russia first established diplomatic relations in 1855. 
.... The occupation of the Northern Territories was wartime occupation carried out 
without... [DOC] [TLE] Who are the Ainu people? | Heritage of Japan [PAR] In the 19th Century, Japanese people called the northern island of Hokkaido ... 
who live in Hokkaido in Japan today as well as in Russia (the Kuril Islands and ... 
for the first time, formally recognised the Ainu as an indigenous people who 
have ... On the paternal side, the vast majority (87.5%) of the Ainu were, 
according to a... [DOC] [TLE] How does Russia justify the occupation of Japan's Northern ... - Quora [PAR] These territorial disputes are amusing. Even more so when the Japanese are 
involved and .... First of all, the Japanese weren't a native population of Sakhalin 
and the Kuril Islands. ... All these islands were populated by the Ainu, Nivkh and 
Orok people in the ancient ... What is it like to live on the northern coast of Russia
? [DOC] [TLE] Russian FM talks tough to Maehara on dispute with Japan  Japan ... [PAR] Feb 12, 2011 ... If Japan occupied the four northern islands, this would pose a serious threat .... 
There is no need for Japan to kowtow before these people and it is free to ..... The 
Ainu people were never "colonized" they were killed by ewartfre and ... It is 
considered this territorial dispute is both political and economic issue. [DOC] [TLE] Sylvester | Japan's Territorial Disputes [PAR] The smallest of these disputes concerns the smallest of the islands, ... provoked 
by lasting grievances over Japan's occupation of Korea, were made clear to me 
last ... in Russian, probably closer to the original Ainu pronunciation), and the 
island of ... The northern Kurile Islands are more like the Aleutians in appearance 
and... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Northern Territories   [PAR] It is said that the Japanese known the northern islands 370 years ago. Trade 
between these islands and Hokkaido existed long before then. ... it is presumed 
that the Ainu who lived on the northern islands were trading them with Hokkaido 
... Russia began to advance into Chishima (the Kuril Islands) in the early 18th 
century. [DOC] [TLE] russo-japanese territorial dispute from the border region perspective [PAR] First, the article will trace the origins of, and shifts in, the territorial dispute, and 
next, examine ... both sides, Japanese and Russian, state that the Northern 
Territories ... The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors, and 
do not .... Islands were inhabited by the Chishima Ainu people while the southern 
islands... [DOC] [TLE] In Search of Japanese Roots | DiscoverMagazine.com [PAR] Jun 1, 1998 ... Where did the ancestors of the modern Japanese come from? ... gradually 
evolved from ancient Ice Age people who occupied Japan long .... Hokkaido and 
northern Honshu were inhabited mainly by the Ainu, ... Land bridges connected 
Japan's main islands to one another, to the Russian mainland, and to... [DOC] [TLE] RUSSO-JAPANESE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE FROM THE BORDER ... [PAR] First, the article will trace the origins of, and shifts in, the territorial dispute, and 
next, ... both sides, Japanese and Russian, state that the Northern Territories .... 
Islands were inhabited by the Chishima Ainu people while the southern .... 
offensive continued and both southern Sakhalin and the Kurile chain were 
occupied. 11. [DOC] [TLE] Ainu facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Ainu [PAR] The Ainu are

Question: The Russians & Japanese both want these northern islands that were first occupied by the Ainu
Answer: Kuril Islands