PacificHistoryGuide.com

@pacificguide.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Etorofu, now known as #Iterup, is now part of Russia; the Kuriles changed hands right at the end of the #SecondWorldWar and their ownership has been disputed by #Japan since.

Imperial Japanese History

@imperialjapan.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Etorofu is known now as #Iterup and is in the #Kuriles, four islands that were seized by the Soviet Union at the end of the #SecondWorldWar, and a point of friction between #Japan and #Russia ever since.