[quote]Mr Abe was speaking on the anniversary of an 1855 treaty which Japan says supports its claims to the islands. The four islands - which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories - are the subject of a 60-year-old dispute. Because of the dispute, the two nations have not yet signed a peace treaty to end World War II. [/quote] So the 2nd World War is still going on, I wonder why this is never mentioned. It's a lot like the Korean War where both sides have no declared peace but not actually fighting. Hmmmm