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Do Japanese people still live on the islands?

April 26, 2017islands Japanese live people

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Do Japanese people still live on the islands?

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No. When Stalin occupied the islands at the close of World War Two, he kicked out every last Japanese and Ainu and repopulated the islands with Soviet citizens. Now, less than 20,000 Russians live on Etorofu, Kunashir and Shikotan Islands. The Habomai islets are uninhabited.