TASS/. Shikotan Island, part of the Kuril archipelago, and a group of small islands of Habomai should be demilitarized in case of their handover to Tokyo, which needs to provide guarantees that US ...

Nearly 36% of participants of the poll believe that Tokyo would be just satisfied by the handover of Shikotan and the uninhabited island of Habomai. However, another 61.6% of respondents say that ...

They are from Shikotan Island in the Northern Territories. A framework for visa-free visits was agreed in 1992 to build mutual understanding between Russians living on the four islands and Japanese.

Shikotan Island is located in the South Kuril Ridge, and crows are permanent residents here. Unlike seagulls, crows cannot get their own food in the sea, therefore they steal everything that lies ...

The agreement states that the islands of Habomai and Shikotan are to be handed over to Japan upon the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries. Japan says there is no change to its ...