81. Japan claims sovereignty over four islands at the south of the archipelago, retaken by the former Soviet Union at the end of World War II. 82. New Delhi also announced its acceptance of an invitation by Prime Minister Deva Gowda to visit the island at an early date. 83. Police had predicted that Icelanders would travel en masse to the south of the island at the weekend to see the cloud of ash. 84. Soviet troops drove away Japanese inhabitants and annexed the islands at the end of World War II by disputed historical and legal claims. 85. Soviet troops drove away Japanese inhabitants and annexed the islands at the end of World War II using disputed historical and legal claims. 86. The government on Wednesday called for calm over the islands at the heart of the protests and which are claimed by Taiwan, Japan and China. |