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Russia, Japan May Finally Sign Peace Treaty to Officially End WWII Conflict

By James Holbrooks Over the weekend, The Japan Times reported Japan might agree to Russia’s demand that U.S. troops be forbidden from being stationed on the long-disputed Kuril Islands. Japan’s decision will likely hinge on whether such a move will persuade Moscow to return control of those islands to Tokyo. From The Japan Times: Tokyo might promise Moscow that returning the disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan will not mean that U.S. military forces will be stationed there in line with Japan-U.S. security arrangements, diplomatic sources have said. Tokyo believes such a promise will facilitate negotiations on the long-simmering dispute… View Article