Question

At the end of the 20th century, relations between Japan and Russia remained cool because of

a. Russian troops stationed on Japan’s Kuril Islands.
b. disputed ownership of the Kuril Islands.
c. failure of arms talks.
d. Russia’s charges of Japanese war crimes.

Answer 1

the option is Russian troops station on Japans Kuril islands

Answer 2

Option B, disputed ownership of the Kuril Islands, is the right answer.

The dispute of Kuril island is also recognized as the  Northern Territories dispute. This Soviet Union annexed the Kuril island after the end of the Second World War. These islands were claimed by Japan as their territory. However, due to this, the two nations have been inadequate to approve a reconciliation treaty.