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Japan seeks island gains and prisoner releases for UN ties
Japan demands restoration of territorial reach beyond three miles and the return or release of Japanese prisoners as part of a postwar treaty framework. Tokyo seeks sovereignty guarantees and fishing rights around Habomai and Shikotan, plus possible return of Kurile Islands, with Russia’s wartime gains in question.
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