Aman Vir created an interactive map of his favorite obscure ... also known as Hub Island, is the world's smallest inhabited ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 ...

(CNN)-- Russia's president visited the disputed Kuril Islands on ... Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Soviet Union in 1945 annexed the four southernmost islands, which previously ...

For decades, Moscow and Tokyo have been negotiating a peace treaty after World War II. The main stumbling block is the status of the southern part of the Kuril Islands. After World War II ...

Russia and Japan have been negotiating a peace treaty after World War II since the mid-20th century. The main stumbling block to this is the issue of the ownership of the southern Kuril Islands.