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2026 February 4 - 10 [POLITICS]

JCP Kasai attends rally for return of northern territories

February 8, 202625
Japanese Communist Party International Commission Vice Chair Kasai Akira on February 7 attended an assembly, which was co-hosted by the Cabinet Office, calling for the return of the Russian-held northern territories to Japan.

Along with representatives of other political parties, Kasai appeared on the stage and talked about the JCP’s position regarding this matter.

The JCP criticizes the Putin-led Russian government for suspending negotiations with Japan on concluding a peace treaty which deals with the longstanding territorial dispute.

The JCP has been opposed to Russia’s hegemonism, and argues that the unfair postwar disposition was rendered under the San Francisco Treaty and the Yalta Agreement in violation of the principle of “non-territorial expansion” and thus should be corrected.

Kasai said that the JCP will go all out to achieve the return of the entire chain of the Chishima Islands, including Etorofu and Kunashiri, to Japan.
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