A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now inhabiting parts of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.

阿伊努人日本一个土著民族的成员，现主要居住在北海道，萨哈林岛和千岛群岛。

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The Northeast China area is located in the inner side of the western Pacific subduction zone, the Kuril Islands, and the Japan Arcs.

东北地区地处西太平洋俯冲带、千岛弧和日本弧的内侧。

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Pacific tsunami warning Center have issued a tsunami warning for Japan and Russia's Pacific Coast after a powerful earthquake struck the Kuril islands.

日本气象部门和美国太平洋海啸预警中心在千岛群岛发生强烈地震之后发布了日本和俄罗斯太平洋海岸可能会发生海啸的预警。

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The dispute over the islands called the southern Kuril Islands by Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan has kept the two countries from signing a peace agreement after World War II and continues to be a thorn in bilateral relations.

WSJ: Japan: Russian Fighter Jets Enter Its Airspace

That accord gave Japan control over the southern Kuril Islands, which lasted until its defeat in World War II when Russians claimed them.

WSJ: Japan: Russian Fighter Jets Enter Its Airspace

Russian authorities said residents of the tiny Kuril Islands, located around 800 miles from northern Japan, were allowed to stay in their homes on Saturday and were not required to evacuate, the Interfax news agency reported.

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