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Japan’s Hanashi Promotes Youth Trips on Northern Territories

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC · How we work

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Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi announced raising youth awareness of the Northern Territories dispute.
He will promote trips near Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai islands.
Hanashi pledged to share information on social media and abroad through the Foreign Ministry.
He called the dispute Japan’s biggest pending issue with Russia and vowed a peace treaty.
Hanashi pledged to ease Okinawa’s U.S. base burden and consider a larger 2027 budget with Governor Genta Koja.

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Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi announced raising youth awareness of the Northern Territories dispute.
He will promote trips near Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai islands.
Hanashi pledged to share information on social media and abroad through the Foreign Ministry.
He called the dispute Japan’s biggest pending issue with Russia and vowed a peace treaty.
Hanashi pledged to ease Okinawa’s U.S. base burden and consider a larger 2027 budget with Governor Genta Koja.