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Kuriles: see Kuril Islands.

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A polite bow: Japan and Russia. (the two countries are working to stabilize relations despite their long dispute over the Kurile islands) (The Economist (US))

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Those Cossacks: Japan. (Kuril Islands dispute) (The Economist (US))

Stepping Stones to Nowhere: The Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and American Military Strategy, 1867-1945 (International Journal)

Regionalism and Rivalry: Japan and the United States in Pacific Asia. (Southern Economic Journal)

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