Tuesday, January 27, 2009

My Way News - Japanese boat seized by Russia off Sea of Japan
AP reports: "A Japanese fishing boat carrying 10 crew members was seized by the Russian coast guard Tuesday off Japan's northern coast. [...] Russia captured the small islands at the southern end of the Kuril chain - known as the Northern Territories in Japan - during the closing days of World War II. Tokyo has demanded Russia return the islands surrounded by rich fishing grounds. The dispute has kept the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending war hostilities."

Comment: It's odd to think that Russia and Japan never concluded WWII with a peace treaty and are still, after all these years, technically at war.

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