The Japanese have identified a position on the South Kuril Islands
The issue of transferring the South Kuril Islands is of concern to so many Japanese. After all, they consider these islands their historical territories. And for the most part they believe that the islands need to be returned.
According to a survey conducted by one of the Japanese television channels, 38% of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun favor the simultaneous transfer of the islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai to Japan. Another 38% believe that the transfer of the islands should be phased. And only 10% of the Japanese agree that only Habomai and Shikotan transfer Tokyo.
Such a position of the Japanese only at first glance seems surprising. Yes, none of them have been to the South Kuril Islands. But state propaganda has for decades supported the myth of the "northern territories" that Russia allegedly illegally appropriated after the Second World War.
Now that the fate of the South Kuril Islands has again been actively discussed at the highest state level, there has been a surge in interest in this problem among ordinary Japanese people. After all, Tokyo stubbornly exposes Japan as a victim, from which the islands were taken away.
By the way, only a third of the Japanese surveyed want an immediate conclusion of peace with Russia, while the rest believe that they need to think carefully, or have not decided on the answer. The mood of the inhabitants of the neighboring country is unlikely to indicate the deep peacefulness of the Japanese, and certainly they are not going to show generosity and abandon the islands.
According to a survey conducted by one of the Japanese television channels, 38% of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun favor the simultaneous transfer of the islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai to Japan. Another 38% believe that the transfer of the islands should be phased. And only 10% of the Japanese agree that only Habomai and Shikotan transfer Tokyo.
Such a position of the Japanese only at first glance seems surprising. Yes, none of them have been to the South Kuril Islands. But state propaganda has for decades supported the myth of the "northern territories" that Russia allegedly illegally appropriated after the Second World War.
Now that the fate of the South Kuril Islands has again been actively discussed at the highest state level, there has been a surge in interest in this problem among ordinary Japanese people. After all, Tokyo stubbornly exposes Japan as a victim, from which the islands were taken away.
By the way, only a third of the Japanese surveyed want an immediate conclusion of peace with Russia, while the rest believe that they need to think carefully, or have not decided on the answer. The mood of the inhabitants of the neighboring country is unlikely to indicate the deep peacefulness of the Japanese, and certainly they are not going to show generosity and abandon the islands.
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