Why War in Ukraine Might Spark Conflict Between Russia and Japan in the Pacific

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, Western countries imposed a barrage of sanctions on Putin in an attempt to deter further violence. The only Asian country to impose sanctions was Japan, a nation that has its own history of conflict with Russia stretching back to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904/5, the battle of Khalkin-Gol in 1939 and finally the Soviet-Japanese War in late 1945. Japan and the U.S.S.R (later Russia) never signed a peace deal following the Second World War, given a dispute over 4 islands in the Kuril Archipelago situated to the north of the Japanese Island of Hokkaido. The recent conflict in Ukraine has triggered a new tone from Japanese politicians in claiming the islands which are still administered by Russia.

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