Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands (/ˈkʊərɪl, ˈkjʊərɪl, kjʊˈriːl/; Russian: Кури́льские острова́, tr. Kurilskiye ostrova, IPA: [kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva]; "Kuril Islands"), also called the Chishima Islands (Japanese: 千島ちしま列島れっとう, Hepburn: Chishima rettō), are a group of islands (archipelago) between Russia and Japan. The northern islands are a part of Russia and the southern islands are a part of Japan. Both countries say that they own four of the islands in the middle of the group. This disagreement is called the Kuril Islands dispute.

Japan is asking for return of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai shoto. They say that these islands are being illegally held by Russia. Several political parties in Japan are asking for return of all Chishima Islands. Russia has said that it would return Shikotan and Habomai shoto in 1956 but Japan did not agree to this agreement because it meant the United States would keep the island of Okinawa.

North-Chishima / North Kurils

Shumshu (占うらない守もり島とう/)
Araido (阿おもね頼よりゆき度島たくしま/Atarasov)
Paramushiru (Paramushiru, Horomushiro / 幌ほろ筵むしろ島とう)
Shirinki( 志こころざし林はやし規ただし島とう/Antsiferov)
Makanru (Makanru / 磨すり勘かん留とめ島とう Makanrusi)
Onnekotan (温ゆたか禰古丹こたん島とう/Onekotan)
Harimukotan (春はる牟古丹こたん島とう)
Ekaruma ( 越えつ渇磨島とう/Ekarma)
Chirinkotan (知ち林りん古丹こたん島とう)
Shiashukotan (捨子すてご古丹こたん島とう Shaskotan)
Raikoke (雷公らいこう計けい島しま)
Matsuwa(松まつ輪島わじま Matuwa)
Rashowa(羅ら処ところ和島わしま Rasowa)
Ushishiru ( 宇志うし知ち島とう/Uchicir)
Ketoi ( 計けい吐夷島とう/Ketoy)
Simushiru ( 新知しんち島とう/Shimushir)
Buroton (武たけ魯頓島とう/Buroton)
Chirpoi (知ち理り保ほ以島/Chirihoy)
Chirihoinan (知ち理り保ほ以南いなん島とう/Brat Chirpoyev)
Uruppu ( 得とく撫なで島しま/Urup)

South Chishima / South Kuril

Etorofu (Iturup / 択捉えとろふ島とう)
Kunashiri (Kunashiri / 国後くなしり島とう)

Little Kuril

Japan does not say these are a part of the Chishima Islands

Shikotan （色丹島しこたんとう）
Habomai shoto (歯舞諸島はぼまいしょとう) →　2008.3.21 - Habomai Gunto（歯舞はぼまい群島ぐんとう）
Todo（海馬島とどしま/Kaiba）
Taraku(多楽島たらくとうPolonskogo)
Shibotsu(志発島しぼつとう/ZelyoniShibotsu)
Yuri (勇留島ゆりとう)
Akiyuri(秋勇留島あきゆりとう/AnuchinaAkiyuri)
Harukaru (春はる苅かり島とう/Kharkar)
Suishō （水晶島すいしょうじま/Tanfilyeva )
Kaigara(貝殻かいがら島とう/Signalny)

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