[DOC] [TLE] Kuril Islands dispute - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kuril Islands dispute also known as the Northern Territories dispute is a 
dispute between ... Furthermore, Japan claims that at least some of the disputed 
islands are not a .... Kuril Islands but stated: "Japan will also be expelled from all 
other territories ... The timing of this claim is disputed by Russia and by some 
western... [DOC] [TLE] Kuril Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (/krl/, /kjrl/, or /kjril/; Russian: 
 ... Japan claims the two southernmost large islands (Iturup and 
Kunashir) as part ... The disputed islands are known in Japan as the country's "
Northern .... all rights over Sakhalin in exchange for Russia ceding all of the Kuril 
Islands... [DOC] [TLE] Kuril islands dispute between Russia and Japan - BBC News [PAR] Four islands - which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the ... the 
Allies and Japan, Japan renounced "all right, title and claim to the Kuril Islands", 
as well ... But this resolved nothing, because Russia did not sign the treaty and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Russia says it will build on Southern Kuril islands seized from Japan ... [PAR] Jun 9, 2015 ... Soviet forces seized the islands  known in Japan as the Northern ... build closer 
ties with Russia since he took office in 2012 registered some ... chain and 
Shikotan, but only after the countries sign a peace treaty. ... The issue of 
territorial claims will only be an irritant in relations and ...... All rights reserved. [DOC] [TLE] RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN: KURILE ISLANDS ... [PAR] Japan also wants to get some more of Russia's Siberian oil. ... said the plant will "
serve as an LNG supply center for not only Japan but all of Asia". ... The 
Japanese claim the southern Kuril Islands, which includes Shikotan, Iturup, ... 
might lay claim to Kaliningard and open a pandora's box to other claims of 
Russian territory. [DOC] [TLE] The Russians Debate the Kuril Islands Territorial Dispute: An Aspect ... [PAR] Kuril Islands, Northern Territories, Russian Federation, Russo-Japanese ... Both 
Japan and the Russian Federation still claim rightful ownership of a small ... 
future development in the Pacific Rim but acts as an obstacle for cooperative, 
interdependent ties between all the countries of the world. ...... Some of these 
plans were. [DOC] [TLE] 7 parts of Russia that other countries could call theirs - Salon.com [PAR] Mar 27, 2014 ... Some of those lands are fiercely disputed to this day, some are the subjects of ... 
territories that other countries could, if they chose, try to claim back. 1. ... But after 
World War II, Russia claimed the entire island chain and ... The Soviet Union 
occupied them in 1929, a move that China .... All rights reserved. [DOC] [TLE] Russia's Pacific Future: Solving the South Kuril Islands Dispute ... [PAR] Dec 11, 2012 ... Though Russia administers the four islands, Japan claims them as its own. ... 
Solving the dispute is in the interest of both countriesRussia will gain a ... a 
joint economic zone covering all four islands will help develop the area. .... Under 
the treaty, Japan ceded southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, but... [DOC] [TLE] Kuril Islands - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Nov 18, 2014 ... Location of Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific. ... separated from the Southern 
Kuril Islands (Chirpoy to Kunashir) by the Boussole Strait. .... in Sakhalin in 
exchange for Russian cession of all its rights in the Kuriles to Japan. ... but Japan 
maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands of Kunashir, Iturup,... [DOC] [TLE] Japan protests to Russia over man detained on disputed island ... [PAR] Aug 22, 2016 ... General view of Russian town of Kunashir, part of the Kuril islands chain in the ... 
a package to Japan, and he claims no to know anything regarding the contents of 
the package. .... No one country is going to get all the islands it wants, and this .... 
But prior to that war the 4 islands, or Southern Kuriles became... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: Russia claims & occupies all of the Kuril Islands, but this country lays claim to some of the southern islands
Answer: Japan