Japan
Japan and the Kuril Islands
Although the four Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Khabomai became part of the Soviet Union following the Second World War in accordance with international legal norms, Tokyo persistently demands their return as a condition for a peace treaty with Russia, which to this day has...
Japan and the lessons of war
These days mark the tragic anniversary of the atomic bombing of the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. armed forces, which was carried out at the final stage of World War II. The consequence of this…
