Northern Territories Day
National Convention to Demand the Return of the Four Northern Territories
February 7, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Masao Akamatsu of the opposition New Komeito Partyaddresses a "Northern Territories Day" rally in Tokyo on Monday, February 7, 2011. Leaders of political parties and guest speakers demanded in unison the return of four southern Kuril islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories held by Russia since the end of the World War II. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-