Chishima Province

Chishima Province (Japanese: 千島国, Hepburn: Chishima no Kuni; [tɕi̥ꜜ.ɕi.ma (no kɯ.ɲi), tɕi̥.ɕiꜜ.ma (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan created during the Meiji Era. It originally contained the Kuril Islands from Kunashiri northwards, and later incorporated Shikotan as well. Its original territory is currently occupied by Russia, and its territory was renounced in the San Francisco Treaty except for the southern Kuril islands (see Kuril Islands dispute).

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