Tokyo promises a response to the naming of one of the islands of the Southern Kuril Islands after Sorge.
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Japan promises to carefully consider naming one of the previously unnamed islands of the Lesser Kuril Chain, which the Japanese consider their "Northern Territories," after Richard Sorge, according to a government statement.
Tokyo promises to study, draw conclusions, and respond to the discovery of an island named after the legendary Soviet spy Richard Sorge among the nameless islands of the Lesser Kuril Chain. As Japanese Chief Secretary Minoru Kihara stated, a response is inevitable, as Moscow is unwilling to accept Japan's position on the "Northern Territories."
The government is communicating our country's position on the "northern territories" to the Russian side in various ways. Regarding this announcement, we will determine the precise facts and act accordingly, based on our country's position.
The Russian Geographical Society announced in late July that an unnamed island in the Lesser Kuril Chain had been named after Richard Sorge. Another island was named after Ivan Rublenko, an artilleryman and Hero of the Soviet Union. Corresponding plaques have been installed on the islands, and their names will be included on world maps.
This situation was negatively received in Tokyo, as Japan considers the southern Kuril Islands its "northern territory." This includes the islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan, and the Habomai group of islands, which now include the Sorge and Rublenko islands.
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