Japan vs. Russland

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(...) With the exception of Petropavlovsk, the Pacific Fleet's major bases are located on the Sea of Japan from which ships must transit four major straits to reach the Pacific Ocean. The northernmost route would be through the Tatar Strait, between the Russian mainland and northwestern Sakhalin Island, providing access to the Sea of Okhotsk from the Sea of Japan.

The La Perouse Strait also provides passage to the Sea of Okhotsk and is located between southern Sakhalin Island and the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido. Once in the Sea of Okhotsk, access to the Pacific is possible through the Kuril Islands using the Kunashir Strait between the first two islands just northeast of Hokkaido. The Kuril Islands are currently controlled by Russia, having been ceded to them via the Yalta Agreement of 1945. They are traditionally Japanese islands, however, and, as such, still claimed by Japan. In recent years, on-again off-again negotiations have been held between the two nations to determine their fate. Their future, and its obvious impact on Russian naval forces in the Pacific, represents an area worthy of continued attention. (...)