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2024-03-28 21:11:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2FDD13D15DD8CE239C69A61D8A92E913420613AE7D7FD698256E5638E4911550
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For context, the disputed islands were unilaterally annexed by the Soviet Union following the Kuril Islands landing operation at the end of World War 2. Japan says these are "islands over which Japan has sovereignty," and that Russia's occupation is "without legal grounds". https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/After-Ukraine-Japan-reverts-to-old-line-on-Russian-controlled-islands
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