After World War II, the Soviet Union proposed to return the four northern islands to Japan, but why did Japan strongly refuse?

Looks like a terrible secret, doesn't it? The problem is to know the ins and outs of things in order to understand the inside story. Khrushchev came to power in the 1950s, changing the policies of Stalin's era and conducting detente diplomacy and peaceful coexistence with the West and neighboring countries. One of them is the normalization of relations with Japan. Khrushchev understood that the key point of the relationship between the two countries lies in the ownership of the four northern islands, so he wanted to exchange two of them on the premise to achieve the ultimate goal of signing a peace treaty with Japan. Later, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia tried to put forward the same plan to attract investment from Japan and the West because of economic difficulties. But for Japan, it is not a strong refusal, but it is impossible to agree. No matter in the past or now, Japan can only negotiate with Russia (Soviet Union) by integrating the four northern islands, and it is impossible to return only two islands, and at the same time recognize the legitimacy of plunder by the Soviet Union after its defeat in World War II. So, this is not a secret new saying. In addition, with Russian nationality, there is no precedent for swallowing things, and it is impossible to exchange them peacefully. Russia (Soviet Union) has been founded for hundreds of years, with one exception! That is, in the Qing Dynasty, Ili region in Xinjiang was forcibly returned by the left army and Ji Ze, the eldest son minister of Zeng Dagong.

The Soviet Union did not propose the four northern islands, but only handed over the two islands of Tooth Dance and Sedan to Japan. When you look at the map, you can see at a glance why Japan refused, because the two islands of Tooth Dance and Sedan are too small.

The Soviet Union hopes to exchange these two islands for Japan to permanently stop the four northern islands. Why did the Soviet Union propose to return these two islands? In fact, the Soviet Union hopes to achieve one goal, which is to urge Japan to sign the "Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration" as soon as possible.

In fact, since the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and Japan have not formally signed a peace agreement, which means that Japan still has the right to claim the four northern islands. After World War II, the attitude of the United States gradually changed from "uniting with the Soviet Union to resist Japan" to "helping Japan to resist the Soviet Union".

1951September, the United States signed the San Francisco peace treaty with more than 50 countries. According to the peace treaty, Japan recognizes the right to give up the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Island, Nansha Islands, Xisha Islands and Penghu Islands. However, since China did not join the United Nations at that time, it did not participate. Because the treaty also stipulates that the trial of the Far East military court is invalid, which is equivalent to giving Japan greater autonomy and allowing the United States to better control Japan. Therefore, due to the boycott of the Soviet Union at that time, the Soviet Union did not sign a peace treaty.

Therefore, Japan claims that there is no reason for Japan to fulfill the contract with non-signatory countries. At 1954, Lushan came to Taiwan, and the situation changed again. At that time, there was a growing demand for an independent foreign policy in Japan, and the Soviet Union thought it was an opportunity to win over Japan.

1955, the Soviet union decided to hold talks with the cabinet of Hatoyama, Japan. Khrushchev said during his visit to Japan: "The Soviet Union can hand over the Tooth Dance and Sedan to Japan under certain conditions." If Japan wants to join the United Nations, it needs the support of the Soviet Union, pursues the policy of independence, and intends to consider the proposal of the Soviet Union.

1956, the Soviet union and Japan signed the "Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration", which stipulated: "Japan and the Soviet Union will continue to negotiate on the peace treaty, and the Soviet Union agreed to hand over Tooth Dance Island and Sedan to Japan, but it must be implemented after the signing of the peace treaty." Although the two countries issued a joint declaration, the peace treaty is far away, so the joint declaration is a piece of waste paper.

In fact, at that time, it was not the Soviet Union that wanted to return the four northern islands, but only the two islands of Tooth Dance and Sedan. And even now, as long as Japan is willing to sign a peace agreement and give up the other two islands, Russia will return the two islands of Tooth Dance and Sedan.

Whether Japan welcomes the US military is another matter, but it is a helpless reality that Japan cannot let the US withdraw its troops. The leaders of the Soviet Union and Russia know this very well. They want to give some sweets to the Japanese. It is no secret whether it is Doby or Japan, whether it is fooling or playing with Japan.

The four northern islands have important military value, especially after China's invasion. Choosing two islands is the apple of Soviet Russia's eye, and it is impossible for Soviet Russian leaders to return them to Japan. Besides, two of them were originally Russian territory, so how could they be willing to spit them out?

Even if Japan sincerely returns the two small islands to Japan, Japan will not refuse, but the conditions are harsh and Japan cannot do it.

Now, it is impossible for Japan to return the four northern islands. In the face of powerful fighters, Japanese sumo techniques have become very immature. What Japan should do most is to regret its history of aggression and sincerely repent. If it has a good memory, it will keep its existing territory and be less beaten.

1956 65438+1On October 27th, the ambassadors of the Soviet Union and Japan held talks in London, England. The Soviet Union expressed its good will and gave up its demand for war reparations from Japan, but it did not fully agree with Japan's demand, that is, it was necessary for the Soviet Union to completely retreat to the occupied border.

The Japanese refused for two reasons: First, the Soviet Union demanded the return of the island on the premise that the United States withdrew its troops from Japan. Even if the Japanese agree to this condition, the United States, which actually controls Japan, will never agree.

Second, the Soviet Union proposed to talk about Sedan and Tooth Dance Island first, which may mean that the other two big islands, Guohou Island and Choishuo Island, became Soviet territory, making Japan lose big because of small things, which is impossible for the Japanese to promise.

According to the situation in Japan at that time, it was impossible to "please" the US troops out of Japan. Therefore, there is actually only one reason why the Japanese refused, that is, they could not fulfill the requirements put forward by the Soviet Union.

This condition put forward by the Soviet Union is actually reasonable, but it can't be implemented. Since the 1950s, almost the whole world has been in the atmosphere of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. American troops stationed in Japan pose a great threat to the Soviet Union, because Japan is a little too close to the Soviet Union, so for the Soviet Union, American troops stationed in Japan are like a sharp knife stuck in the lower back. Therefore, the Soviet Union used the South Kuril Islands as a bargaining chip, but unfortunately the Japanese did not have that ability.

At the end of the last century, Russia's economy declined, so it thought of "selling the island", but the greed and cunning in the Japanese bones were committed again, and they wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob the price to an unacceptable level for the Russians. Russian people are cruel, I won't sell them! Now the Japanese are dumbfounded. Really greedy.

Now Russia has increased its military investment and economic development in the four northern islands. No longer pay attention to Japan, it seems that the Japanese dream is far away.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union did raise the issue of returning the four northern islands to Japan, and it was very active. But the Soviet Union did not want to return all four islands to Japan, only the smallest two islands. But at the same time, the Soviet Union put forward three very harsh conditions.

First, Japan signed a peace agreement with the Soviet Union, and Japan needs to recognize the results of World War II; Second, the islands returned to Japan by the Soviet Union cannot be used by Japan to station troops; Third, the United States must withdraw its troops from Japan.

For these three conditions, Japan has been afraid to agree. However, if Japan refuses, the problem of the four northern islands has not been solved. Therefore, it is not that Japan does not want the four northern islands, but that Japan simply cannot meet the conditions put forward by the Soviet Union.

For example, the first point is that Japan and the Soviet Union signed a peace agreement, which is relatively simple. But the point is that the Soviet Union wants Japan to recognize the outcome of World War II. What is the concept of acknowledging the outcome of World War II? First of all, Japan can only get two of the four northern islands, and the other two big islands will be forced to admit that they belong to the Soviet Union. Japan obviously doesn't want to do this, because Japan originally came for four islands, and it is impossible to give up after getting two islands; Secondly, Japan has acknowledged the outcome of World War II. Besides abandoning its territorial dispute with Russia, Japan should also abandon all other disputed territories with its neighbors.

As for the second condition put forward by the Soviet Union, it is no problem for Japan that the four northern islands will not station troops. And the third condition, Japan can't be the master. Because it is not for Japan to decide whether the US troops stationed in Japan will leave or not, it depends entirely on the United States.

Therefore, for the conditions proposed by the Soviet Union, Japan refused almost without thinking. However, the attitude of the Soviet Union is very firm, so Japan has never made progress.

What's more, the United States behind Japan does not want to see the smooth settlement of the territorial dispute between Japan and the Soviet Union. Therefore, regarding the Soviet Union's proposal to return the four northern islands (actually only two islands) to Japan, Japan has no choice but to refuse.

Encyclopedia view! Correct it first. At the beginning, the Soviet Union only promised to return two of Japan's four northern islands, namely Tooth Dance and Sedan. It is impossible to return the two big islands of Guohou and ChouCato to Japan. Because the two islands of Tooth Dance and Sedan are not only small in area. And even if these two islands are returned to Japan, it will not affect the navigation of the Russian naval fleet. In addition, the Tooth Dance and Sedan Islands are not enough to cover Russian territory even if Japan deploys a missile evacuation system. Therefore, the return of two small islands that do not worry about has little impact on the Soviet Union. But also won Russia a good reputation at home.

Japan refused to return the island to the Soviet Union for two main reasons.

First, the Soviet Union returned only two islands, not all of them. Japan's attitude is very clear. If you want to return it, you can return it all. Only two islands were returned. Japan does not accept it. Because Japan is afraid that this is a means to blur the concept of the Soviet Union. If you really take over two islands, it will be a dream for the other two islands to come back in the future. The greed and greed of the Soviets are well understood by the Japanese.

Second, the Soviet Union was asked to return the island. That is to ask the United States to withdraw its troops from Japan. Because at that time, the whole of Asia was basically within the radiation range of the Soviet Union, and there were so many Americans in neighboring Japan. This gave the Soviet Union a sense of crisis. So I took out two small islands in exchange for Japan's request for the withdrawal of the United States. However, Japan decisively refused. Because compared with the illusory plan of the Soviet Union to leave the island, the US troops stationed in Japan are obviously more helpful to Japan. Japan had not recovered from the war at that time. Japan cannot live without the United States. So at that time, Japan rejected the Soviet Union's plan to return the island.

So far. The only country in the world that still occupies Japanese territory is Russia. But this problem is also difficult to define. Because according to the decision of Yalta conference. At the end of the meeting, the four northern islands of Japan represent that the four northern islands no longer belong to Japan. But Russia, but the island dispute between Japan and Russia has continued until now. I believe there will be some competition next.

The four northern islands were originally two in Japan and two in Russia! Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War and ceded two of them to Japan. Later, the Soviet Union took them back in one breath and took the other two away! Originally, the Soviet Union returned two to Japan, but the Japanese lacked the heart and wanted all four, and the result has been delayed until now! The Russians just don't give it. Call me if you can!

There is something wrong with this question. On the surface, the four northern islands are a problem between Japan and Russia. In fact, the problem of the United States and the Soviet Union has continued to this day, and Japan has also fallen into it.

In addition, this "problem" is also problematic, because the Soviet Union, including Russia now, has never proposed to return the "four northern islands" to Japan.

As we all know, Japan wants "four northern islands", but Japan is at best a world "rogue" and a "rogue" who is not loyal at all; It is difficult to get the woman who is said to be his childhood friend back from the gangster bear.

The reason why Japan is not loyal to others is that for a period of time, China still spoke bravely and made it clear what the four islands should look like. The Japanese, on the other hand, are indifferent, perhaps because they think that what China said is not weighty enough, and they also disagree with China on many issues.

Now China speaks very heavily, but think about the timidity he received before, think about the United States behind the notebook and point fingers at China affairs; So I said it again, but I said that Japan should abide by the agreements after World War II. Hehehe, this sentence is enough for a small notebook to drink a pot.

The "four northern islands" were once in chaos. It was controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II and is now controlled by Russia. No one can say what will happen in the future.

The four northern islands are a good place. "Four northern islands" is the Japanese name, and Russians call it "South Kuril Islands" because these four islands extend from kamchatka peninsula in the Far East to the southwest until a series of islands in southern Japan; This series of islands is called "Thousand Islands", and the four islands adjacent to Hokkaido in Japan are called "South Thousand Islands".

These four islands are arranged in order of size, namely: Choishuo Island, Guohou Island, Sedan Island and Tooth Dance Island. The island is located in the northernmost part. In fact, these islands are small islands, and there are many unknown islands around them. The "four northern islands" have a total area of 5038.33 square kilometers, and the largest island is about 3200 square kilometers.

These four islands are treasures, which are reflected in their natural resources and strategic location. Therefore, Japan and Russia have always been tight-lipped about their sovereignty and want to take it for themselves.

Natural resources are divided into two aspects: local specialties, fishery and aquatic products, and mineral oil and gas. These four islands are of great value. As far as fishery resources are concerned, it is the intersection of warm current and cold wave in the north and south, so it is one of the places with the most concentrated marine fish in the world and one of the four famous fishing grounds in the world. It is a cornucopia with unlimited economic value. The other three major fishing grounds in the world are: Newfoundland Fishing Ground, Beihai Fishing Ground and Peru Fishing Ground.

Mineral oil and gas resources, such as gold, silver, copper, bauxite and sulfur. , has proved easy to small-scale mining; Among them, gold 1.867 tons, silver 9284 tons, titanium 39.7 million tons, iron 270 million tons, and natural gas resources are about1.60 million tons; In particular, it is also rich in rare metal "rhenium" which is more precious than gold. This is a treasure house.

Strategically speaking, these four islands are the "throats" for Russia to enter the Pacific Ocean and Japan to enter the North Pacific Ocean. Whether going to Kamchatka and Chukchi in the north or going to all parts of North America, you have to pass through here, the real "golden waterway". During World War II, the Japanese naval aircraft carrier formation attacked Pearl Harbor from Changuan Bay here.

In fact, the ownership of the "four northern islands" is a confused account. Historically, Japan is only a small place in Honshu, and the north of Hokkaido, including Hokkaido, is "Xia Yiren", that is, the Ainu people's world. During the Warring States Period in Japan, they called northerners "Xia Yiren", "Mao People" and "Fan People", which was full of discrimination. Speaking of "Xia Yi samurai", they are all barbarians who don't care about rules and morality.

17 1 1 year, the Russian Cossack Uprising Army was beaten away by the Russian army and came here. They conquered the indigenous Ainu people on some islands in the north-central Kuril Islands with knives and guns, brutally oppressed and exploited the Ainu people, plundered their catch, drove them to hunt, and then taxed them. The Russians were so cruel that the Ainu people couldn't stand it, so they went south in large numbers, and the Russians chased after them and chased out the ownership of these islands.

180 1 year, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty in China, the Japanese shogunate sent a man named Kojiro Toyama to Telford Island, asking the Russians to leave and not to trade here. Of course, the old man didn't do that. Toyama Genshiro's man was expelled by force and erected a monument on Telford Island: Forever and ever, Japan is an island.

Telford Island is also an island in the south-central part of the Kuril Islands. It can be seen that Japan's control over the four northern islands at that time was still relatively strong. Later, Japan and Russia reached an agreement through negotiations: the northernmost part of Japan's territory reached the island of Yeouido, and the four small islands further north of Yeouido (including Telford Island) were not allowed to be occupied by anyone. They are isolated from each other as uninhabited islands, and further north they belong to Russia. What Japan wants now is the four northern islands, and it doesn't matter if it goes further north.

With the competition between Japan and Russia in the Far East, the strength of the two countries is constantly changing. Finally, in 1875, the two countries signed the Sakhalin-Thousand Islands Exchange Treaty, which is an interest exchange treaty: Sakhalin was introduced by Japan and monopolized by Russia; On the other hand, Russia withdrew from the southern part of the Kuril Islands. Specifically, except for the four northern islands, 18 Russian-occupied islands sent northward were all given to Japan. Because Japan felt a loss, Russia also compensated Japan for a sum of money.

This situation remained until the end of World War II. Therefore, during the Second World War, the Japanese Navy took the anchorage of Singuanwan in the four northern islands as an important naval base. In the era when there were no satellites, the fleet departing from here was very hidden and could not be found by anyone.

The Anglo-Saxons really dig holes. During World War II, in order for the Soviet Union to attack Japan from the north as soon as possible, Britain and the United States promised that the Soviet Union had complete sovereignty over Sakhalin Island and the Thousand Islands in the Yalta Agreement signed in February 1945.

And after Japan surrendered, the Soviet Union immediately declared sovereignty according to the Yalta Agreement. At this time, Japan is a dead fish, and I dare not fart. In fact, the bottom line of the Japanese emperor is Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, and everything else can be ignored.

The Soviet union's appetite is more than that. Their highest goal is to occupy Hokkaido and control the Tsugaru Strait. A better goal is to carve up Hokkaido with the United States, and the situation will develop well; The minimum goal is to reach the four northern islands. As a result, the Americans were very powerful, so they put the Soviet Union at the lowest goal. The Soviet Union tried to seize Hokkaido by force and was bombed by American planes.

The British and Americans are both Anglo-Saxons, and this white man is the most harmful. Almost all "territorial disputes" in the world are related to this bad race.

When the United States and the Soviet Union fought against clarity, in order to tie Japan to its own chariot and push it to the front line against the Soviet Union, the United States made the San Francisco Peace Treaty at 195 1, which was a document that redefined the world pattern after World War II. However, neither the Soviet Union nor China attended nor signed.

This peace treaty stipulates that Japan renounces all rights and demands on the Kuril Islands and South Sakhalin Island. There are three "pits" in this regulation: First, it is not clear where the Kuril Islands are, including the four northern islands; Secondly, the signatory countries of the treaty do not include the Soviet Union, and it is useless for the Soviet Union to say anything in theory; In the end, it only said that Japan gave up, not who legally possessed it.

Subsequently, the Japanese refused to accept the Tooth Dance Troupe and Sedan Island returned by the Soviet Union anyway. They are worried that the strong refusal of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister will not have enough influence. They also made it clear through Congress that the contents of the declaration were wrong, that Japan would not accept the two islands returned by the Soviet Union, and that Japan would not give up its sovereignty over the four northern islands. This is equivalent to abolishing the Su Ri Xuan Yan.

Japan abolished the declaration that Sedan Island could be returned, and in return, it signed a Japan-US security treaty with the United States, meaning: "As long as Japan obeys, the United States will protect Japan."

As soon as the Soviet Union saw this, it no longer wanted this declaration. 1960, Foreign Minister gromyko submitted a memorandum to the Japanese ambassador, announcing that the Tooth Dance Islands and Sedan Island would not be handed over to Japan, and the previous declaration would not count.

The Soviet Union still left a hole, and gromyko wrote a special article in the memorandum: Only when all foreign troops withdraw from Japan will the Soviet Union give these two islands to Japan. Note that it is not the four northern islands, but the smallest Tooth Dance Island and Sedan Island. At this time, the Japanese thought about it: the two islands were unexpected.

The Japanese are worried to death. Stalin said, "They (the four northern islands) are trophies exchanged by countless Soviet soldiers with blood, and no one has the right to take them away." In fact, Stalin has been worried about not getting Hokkaido, and it is impossible to count on Stalin. Even if we agreed to give Japan two small islands, it was Khrushchev's idea. Khrushchev was good at exchanging land for peace, and it was also his idea to give Crimea to Ukraine.

In 2004, the Soviet Union disintegrated, and Russia fell into serious economic difficulties. At that time, Russia also wanted the help of Japan, whose economy was in full swing, to end its ambiguous state with Japan, and offered to exchange it for Japanese investment and assistance. At this time, Japan is watching Russian jokes. They listened to the words of the United States and thought that Russia would soon perish and the four northern islands would naturally come back, so they refused.

Unexpectedly, Russia is getting healthier and healthier under the leadership of strongman Putin, and Japan's abacus is wrong again. What I got was that Russian leaders have been to these islands (three times) and Russian troops have been stationed here. On 20 1 0165438+10/day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came to the four northern islands and delivered a speech, saying: Russia's territory is huge, but not an inch is redundant. This sentence is equivalent to hitting Japan in the face.

The United States is not as handy in controlling the world situation as it used to be. Japan sees that the United States will never implement this matter. As a result, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally got the opportunity to meet and talk with Putin in September 20 16 by constantly sending things to Putin, including Akita dogs to Putin who likes dogs. When he mentioned the four northern islands, he was rudely interrupted by Putin: We don't do territorial transactions, although we very much hope to find Japanese friends.

In order to prevent Japan from mentioning this matter again, Russia announced on September 3, 20021that it planned to establish a special tax system in the South Kuril Islands (known as the "four northern islands" in Japan). This is to establish a developing "special economic zone" because there are many tax exemptions and preferential support in this system. It can be said that enterprises can definitely make money as long as they go.

It seems that many enterprises want to invest, especially in China, but for the encouragement of the state, they would have left long ago. The Japanese look for the United States, and the United States has no good way. But as long as Japan and Russia are not at peace, the United States will achieve its goal. As for who owns the island, the United States doesn't care. The Japanese are worried to death.

In all fairness, whether geographically or historically, it is more appropriate to return these islands to Japan. But who makes the Japanese greedy? They still have a lot of accounts to settle in the East China Sea.

At present, it seems that as long as Russia does not fall, Japan will have no chance to get the four northern islands; Even if Russia falls, Japan wants to get the four islands, and some big countries have to nod, otherwise, there is no way.

Japanese, think about this.

After World War II, the Soviet Union actually did not intend to return it to Japan, but only verbally said that it would return it to Japan. However, the Soviet Union only intends to return two of the four northern islands, and these two islands are the smallest, namely Tan Sedan Island and Tooth Dance Island. From the map, we can know how small the two Jiangge islands are and how big the other two islands are.

Back two, back two! Talk is better than nothing, but the Soviet Union also made a condition that Japan must withdraw foreign troops from Japanese territory! The meaning behind it is to let the US military withdraw, but Japan was controlled by the US military after World War II. Until today, if there were no American troops, Japan would have been annexed by the Soviet Union, which sucked away the ambition of the Soviet Union and always wanted to expand its territory. The territory of the Soviet Union is a big country in the world, and the style of the Soviet Union is that it is impossible for Japan to take back the four northern islands.

The Soviet Union wanted the withdrawal of American troops because the American atomic bomb not only bombed Japan, but also gave the Soviet Union a sense of crisis. In the Soviet Union, it was close to many Asian countries. Now that the United States has been deployed in the Asia-Pacific region, the Soviet Union's neighbors and neighbors have dealt a fatal blow to the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Soviet Union hopes that the United States will withdraw, otherwise it will pose too great a threat to the Soviet Union.

It is impossible for Japan to withdraw American troops from Japan, so it is impossible for Japan to take back the four northern islands.

199 1 year, the Soviet union disintegrated, and Japan was particularly happy. They think this is the most appropriate time to recapture the four northern islands. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the economy was in great trouble. Therefore, Japan wants to take back the four northern islands by purchase. Everything went well at first, and Russia was willing to return them to Japan. However, Japan was too anxious, and the interests of the negotiations were not well distributed, which led to great anger in Russia because

Although Japan now hates American control, it would not have developed so fast without American support. Otherwise, maybe this time South Korea sanctioned Japan, not Japan sanctioned South Korea?

At present, the United States has deployed a large number of troops in Japan, and their clothing is still very strong. First there are aircraft carriers, then there are fleets, which makes Russia afraid. So Russia began to send its own fleet to conduct live-fire exercises at sea. This is Russia's warning to the United States and Japan not to bully Russia. Finally, Russia sent its own 95 strategic bomber into South Korea's air defense identification zone and was warned by South Korea. Russia also sent several bombers to the United States.

The Japanese dream of returning to the four northern islands. However, subject to certain conditions, it is better not to.

1956, Japan negotiated with the Soviet Union, hoping that the Soviet Union would return the four northern islands to Japan on condition that half of Sakhalin Island was returned to Russia (Sakhalin Island, namely sakhalin island, originally belonged to China, was ceded to Russia by the Qing government after the Second Opium War). Of course, the four northern islands were also China's territory in history, and became Japanese territory after seven years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty.

But at that time, sakhalin island had been completely occupied by the Soviet Union, and the Japanese said that returning half of the sovereignty to Russia was tantamount to empty gloves and white wolves. I want to get the four northern islands without spending a penny. This is a child prodigy. It is not good to be too smart.

The Soviets are not stupid either. They beg me to do something and give me an empty fight. What do you think I am? So the Soviets gave the Japanese a multiple-choice question:

One is to return Sedan Island and Tooth Dance Island among the four northern islands to Japan. If Japan can withdraw foreign troops from Japanese territory, it will return the remaining Korean Island and Guohou Island to Japan.

To put it bluntly, it is to want the four northern islands, and Japan must drive the Americans out, otherwise it is impossible! If you want an island, it is impossible to stay in America!

I know in my heart that Americans are not easy to mess with. They managed to occupy Japan, and they wanted to use Japan to do many things. They have no intention of leaving at all. Do you want them to leave now, because the emperor doesn't want to, or do you want to bring more disasters to the Japanese people?

Of course, Soviets are not easy to mess with. When the Kwantung Army attacked, the Soviet army really swept away the leaves like the autumn wind. After that, more than 600,000 Japanese prisoners were taken to Siberia, which was really a whole thing! What is inhuman treatment and what is pain? These people will never forget them until they die. They have passed on these pains to too many Japanese people. Therefore, the Japanese are afraid of the Soviets, which really comes from their bones.

Now the Soviets have given Japan a multiple-choice question. The Japanese are embarrassed. But the Japanese also know that if the Americans are really driven out, the Soviet army will soon be stationed in Japan. By that time, the Soviets may not be as good as the Americans. At least now Americans can do something practical for Japan's economic recovery.

The so-called two evils are the lesser. After careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, Japan finally gave the answer: forget the four northern islands.

Implication: I would rather not drive away the Americans than drive away the four northern islands.

This is:

Want the island in the north,

I can't get rid of Americans.

Take the lesser of the two evils,

Not North Island!