[Sputonic] Russia regrets Japan distorting WWII facts

[Sputonic] Russia regrets Japan distorting WWII facts
Moscow regrets that Tokyo is presenting "distorted" information on WWII, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160220/1035106449/japan-russia-war-politics.html

© Sputnik/ Alexander Liskin
19:27 20.02.2016(updated 20:25 20.02.2016)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier, senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official Toshihiro Aiki commenting on relations between Moscow and Tokyo noted that "not all results of World War II have been summed up," and the so-called territorial issue between the countries remains to be addressed.

"We express our sincere regret that the Japanese side attempts to launch a public discussion on the sensitive issue of bilateral relations, even allowing an arbitrary and distorted interpretation of historical facts to take place," the ministry said in a statement, addressing recent remarks by Aiki.

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. File photo
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Constructive Russia’s Participation Needed to Solve World Crises – Tokyo
The Russian Foreign Ministry added that the status of the Southern Kuril Islands was stipulated by the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty, transferring control of the islands to the Soviet Union, that was signed by Japan and cannot be reviewed.
Japan and Russia never signed a permanent peace treaty after the end of World War II because of a disagreement over four islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kurils while Japan refers to them as the Northern Territories. The disputed islands, located in the Sea of Okhotsk, were claimed by Soviet forces at the end of WWII.

In September 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, agreeing to step up negotiations on a mutually acceptable solution to their countries' territorial dispute.
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[jamawns comment]
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Japan always said ‘Any nation must respect and follow international laws. Any dispute must be settled by international law.’
JAPAN HAS ACCEPTED THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AS COMPULSORY. Japan has proposed Russia to settle the issue at ICJ which Russia has escaped from.
Russia appeals that Kurils are the Russian territory, everywhere except one place,
in Sputnik, in Facebook, in Twitter, in the United Nations, everywhere in the world.
However, NEVER at the International Court of　Justice.
goo.gl/FOlx92

Stalin decided war against Japan at Yalta Conference on February in 1945 and sent message on April in 1945 to Japan ‘NOT extending the Soviet-Japan Neutrality Pact’ which would be expired on April in 1946 and still valid for a year until on April in 1946 if one signatory nation denounce one-sidedly. Stalin planned to start war late August in 1945. When Stalin knew U.S. had succeeded atomic bomb development, he decided war starting on August 15 then on August 11, and knew U.S. had dropped in Hiroshima, he declared war on August 8 then started invading on August 9 1945 though the Soviet-Japan Neutrality Pact was valid. Even after Japan accepted Potsdam Declaration in August 14 and disarmed on August 17, U.S.S.R. continued invading until September 2 1945.

Shall we get the ball rolling toward Russo-Japan Peace Treaty?
Today's Japanese pretty much like President Putin and feel good toward Russia. Russia is not USSR communism any more as Japanese of course hate such governing by fear and violence.
Without settling territorial issue, any relationship such as business, civil communication, friendship activities and political stability cannot attain between Japan and Russia. Japanese surely potentially always think and feel 'Russians are outlaw and comfortable to betray anytime' due to the USSR violation of the Soviet-Japan Neutrality Pact in 1945. Russian may think and feel a kind of the same against Japanese 'distortion'. In order to remove seriously deep distrust emotion among Japan-Russo citizens for long-lasting/ ever-lasting, clear fair international legal judgement to sincerely follow will be able to help.

"Unconditional surrender" is not correct. Potsdam Declaration has several conditions with unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces in article 13.
For example,
Article 9 says The Japanese military forces shall be permitted to return to their homes.
Article 10 says UN do not intend that the Japanese shall be enslaved as a race or destroyed as a nation. Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established.
Article 11 says Japanese participation in world trade relations shall be permitted.
Article 12 says The occupying forces of the Allies shall be withdrawn from Japan.
THEN, article 13 says UN [call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.]
www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/etc/c06.html
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@Dimitri Pisareff
You mean.article 8. Have you ever seen any of "the Cairo Declaration"?
If you have, please show me. In fact, the Cairo Declaration does not exist.
[8: The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.]