In the 1930s and 1940s, the Second World War was so damaging that it not only trapped the people of the world at that time, but also continued to entangle countries even in the past few decades. For example, Germany spent almost a long century in order to pay compensation for the defeated countries. And Japan? To this day, it is still in a "lawsuit" with Russia over the turf dispute between the South Kuril Islands (the four northern islands), and it is really helpless to say.
Why do the South Kuril Islands and Kaliningrad belong to both countries?
In fact, Japan wants to cooperate with russia to the south kuril islands, and before the end of World War II, it really belonged to Japan. It is located in a part of the South extension of the Kuril Islands in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean, and we call it the Archipelago because it is a collective name for the four small islands, which japan calls the Four Northern Islands.
However, it is now part of the real territory of Russia, where it is also inhabited by Russians, and is classified in The South Kulilsk County of The Russian Sakhalin Oblast.
So why did this island, which originally belonged to Japan, become Russia's territory? If you want to blame it, you can blame Japan itself for being too misguided at that time, and if you have nothing to provoke, you will turn the whole of Asia into a battlefield.
As a result, we all know very well that Japan was defeated, and at the time of the defeat, Russia (of course, Russia was still called the Soviet Union at that time) took advantage of the situation and based on the Yalta Agreement, and divided all four islands into its own territory.
The most important thing is that when Russia acquired these four islands, it also obtained the approval of the United States and Britain. In the "territorial" provisions of the later San Francisco Peace Treaty, Japan was also explicitly required to waive all rights to the four islands.
It was then that the Southern Kuril Islands became Russian territory, as Stalin had said: they were the spoils of war bought with the blood of countless Soviet soldiers, and no one had the right to take them away.
In fact, the same situation is with Japan is also the German Kaliningrad, but it was originally called Königsberg by the Germans. Kaliningrad was very emotional for the Germans, as it was once the capital of the Duchy of Prussia and East Prussia, as well as one of the cultural centers of Germany. Kant and Hoffman, as we know them, were once residents of Kaliningrad, and their cultural nature can be seen.
However, in World War II, Germany fought a fierce confrontation with the Soviet Union, and later after the Battle of Königsberg, the city became the foothold of the Soviet Red Army. By the end of World War II, the Soviet Union had incorporated this place into its territory under the Potsdam Agreement.
According to records, when the Soviet Union captured Kaliningrad, the death toll in the city reached more than 40,000, more than 90,000 were captured, and only 120,000 Germans survived, most of them women, children and the elderly. But by 1950, after illness, starvation, and torture, only 20,000 natives remained in the city, and all were expelled from the city by the Soviet Union.
This was the consequence of World War II, japan lost the South Kuril Islands, Germany lost Kaliningrad, and all of them were localized by the Soviets, which was a real hammer of Soviet land.
Germany has been silent about Kaliningrad, so why has Japan repeatedly negotiated with Russia?
Probably out of serious reflection after the defeat in World War II, Germany has so far remained silent about the fact that its country is Kaliningrad and has never mentioned it to Russia.
In this regard, we have reason to commend Germany's attitude of admitting mistakes, not only making great reparations to the Jews, but also bravely taking on the fact that it has been in debt for ninety years. Even this lost land, they have always regarded themselves as the legacy of the war, and they have never claimed it.
Japan, which stands in stark contrast to Germany's attitude, is very unkind, not only repeatedly erasing their country's responsibility for provoking World War II, but also overturning many of the heinous crimes committed during World War II. Even the four islands have repeatedly demanded returns from Russia.
At this time, it will arouse people's curiosity: who gave Japan the courage to refuse to admit its mistakes and not want to bear the loss? It is also true to admire Japan, who was thrown two atomic bombs by the United States and has since become a subservient subject, and has also regarded the United States as a backer.
The reason why Japan can clamor for Russia in this way and boldly mention the ownership of the South Kuril Islands is actually based on the status of the United States in the world. This kind of fox fake tiger wei's strategy is really good, worthy of the so-called trickery.
Of course, the reason why Japan can "use" the United States in this way is that it has cards in its hands, and the most unseen thing about the United States is that other countries are getting bigger and stronger, and they have always been jealous of Russia, and they will be happy to see Japan and Russia tearing each other apart.
At the same time, if these four islands are returned to Japan, it will be of great significance to controlling and suppressing Russia. In this way, Japan took advantage of the Us profit-seeking mentality to embark on an indomitable journey of demand. This really corresponds to a sentence: there is no permanent enemy, only permanent interests, the United States and Japan, the two countries, absolutely profit is the plot!
The reason why Germany did not mention this matter was that they had a good attitude towards the mistakes of the war, and then they had to admit to gambling and losing, when Kaliningrad was conquered and taken away, and now there is no one to support themselves, nor can they afford to negotiate conditions with the victorious countries.
Moreover, Germany has lost more land, such as Poland, Lithuania and other countries, all have the land that Germany once had, and if these are all returned, it is estimated that the beginning of the third world war will be unveiled again.
This is obviously a little different from Japan's national conditions, the South Kuril Islands is a dispute between Japan and Russia, no one is involved, naturally it is much cleaner to talk. Anyway, Japan is a small country, idle to do nothing, to ask for some territory back, that is a visible interest, they are happy to come and go with Russia.
Now is it clear that the South Kuril Islands are Not False for Japan, and It is true that Kaliningrad is German. However, because different countries have different attitudes to land awareness and the degree of demand, different attitudes will be developed between countries. The Germans have a sense of great power and are willing to gamble and accept defeat. But Japan can't do it, so a small projectile land, it is really tossed away. In the face of such a debatable event, of course, they have to bargain vigorously.