Japan, Russia 'far apart' on territorial dispute

There talking peaceful solutions so leave them alone. We got enough war going on in the world people.

The US made a deal with the Russians towards the end of WWII. They told the Russians to enter the war with Japan and they could get back their lost territory of Sakhalin and the Kurils.

The US was losing 8000 men a month in the war in the Pacific. Each battle with the Japanese was bloody. The Japanese still had 1.5 million soldiers in Manchuria, China and Korea. They were slowly deploying those troops to the war in the Pacific. The US may have been winning, but the cost was going to be high.

The Russians had ten million men under arms. Stalin had to secretly deploy a million soldiers from Europe to Asia. After losing 26 million civilians and soldiers to the Nazis, the Russian people would have launched an all out revolt if they knew they were going to war again in Asia. Against the Japanese who attacked the Americans?!!

The Battle of Manchuria was the largest battle of WWII, and the last major battle of the war. Though the Japanese were tough, the Russians were battle-hardened, and swept over them like a nitro fueled steam roller.

The Russians took Northern Korea (liberating Korea from 45 years of Japanese colonial occupation) Sakhalin and the Kurils.

The last atomic bomb was dropped on Japan on August 9, 1945. By August 13, still no surrender! President Truman was livid. He ordered round-the-clock bombing of Japanese cities.
The night of August 14, 1945. Japanese officials, military leaders and the Emperor meet in their bunkers. They are still arguing about whether to surrender. The American bombs are falling outside!
The Emperor reads messages from Manchuria, his 1.5 million soldiers are either dead or captured at the hands of the Russians. Soviet forces are have taken the last Kuril island, and are massing an invasion force to take the main northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. He has made his decision. On August 15, 1945 he announces on nationwide radio that Japan will surrender, unconditionally to the Allied powers of the United States, Britain, China and the Soviet Union. The war is over...
But the anger in Russia had just started. This wasn't their war, and they lost 13,000 of their sons to help the Americans and British win it.

Today, Russia is a democracy, and the polls are consistent. The Russian voters are insulted and angry....still. The paid for Kurils in blood. How much does 13,000 dead Russian sons get you. Four small little islands?!! They aren't giving them back. If the Japanese have a problem with that, they can bring it up with the Americans, who gave them the Kuril islands in return for the blood of their sons.

When Japan signed the surrender document on the USS Missouri, the document stated that they renounced any right or claim to Sakhalin island and the Kurils

To the victors go the spoils.

rock paper scissors, best 2 out of 3

it's very simple---1905, Japan took Russian islands and controlled them for 40 yrs, 1945--Russia took em back, End of story

Japan contributed more to the society than Russia. Name one. I don't agree.

Dream on Japan! You took that land from Russia in a War and Russia took it back in WW2.
At least Russia return Manchuria to China which you stole!

Your tv, probably Japanese, your car, probably Japanese, your cell phone, probably Japanese, your computer, probably japanese, your playstation, dvd player, electronics, probably japanese, your semiconductors and other precious metals, probably Japanese, latest advances in green energy and reuseable resources, probably Japanese. Your ballistics launching system(Iran), probably Russian, the AK used to kill the American Marine/Soldier in the Middle East, probably Russian, the RPG used to ambush the American convoy, probably Russian, the sniper rifle used to kill the US Soldier/Marine handing out food, Probably Russian, the arms used by Syria to kill their own civilians women and children amongst them, MOST DEFINATELY RUSSIAN!!!!

Russia declared war against Japan at the very last minute possible to grab land.

Russia should return these islands to Japan to whom it signed a non-aggression treaty with prior to WW-2. If they do not do so, they are no better than the Nazis who attacked the Soviets despite a similar treaty.

Speaking of stolen land, how about giving East Prussia back to Germany instead.

Japan kicked the crap out of Russia in 1905. When the U.S. beat Japan in WW2 Russia snuck in to take the islands...

Whatever that may be, the US is starting WW3. Not Iran, Russia, or China.

Russia is so much the same as China. I hope those two start knocking heads soon.. Usually opposites attract but two with the same mind set is destine to have a flare up.. I am waiting to see this happen.. I think over time Russia will be feeling the threat from a powerful China and with both with an onsite of power, one will not want to feel intimidated by the other.

The Red Army vaporized 1 million Japanese soldiers in manchria in 1945 It was no contest even though the japanese refused to surrender. More than all the US soldiers did in the Pacific also 1 million Itlaiens vaporized who invaded the Motherland with the Germans 1938 imagine if those troops would have been in Sicily awaiting the Americans.In 1904 the Japs never took on the full Russia a small Easten Province

Japan got more than it deserved after wwii... Too much rebuilding on our dime after they attacked us. No more anything to japan... Including $ for their japcrap cars. If you buy one, you take away $ from america... Real great for our economy.

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Never trust Russians, they will stab you in the back. Russia is playing a game and trying to steal as much land from Asia as possible. Remeber the Russian/Japanese war? Russians always have ulterior motives.

I suppose Russia can sell that disputed land to Japan for $20 billion, a much better price than what it sold to the United States (i.e., Alaska). $20 billion is nothing to Japan.