The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has compiled the draft of this year's diplomatic bluebook.
The Northern Territories are "currently illegally occupied by Russia" for the first time in about 20 years, clarifying the strict stance toward Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine.
The Diplomatic Bluebook is a document that summarizes the policies and international affairs of Japan's diplomacy, which has been published every year since 1957.
It accuses Russia of its military invasion of Ukraine as an outrage that shakes the foundations of the international order that humanity has built in the last century.
He stated that the peace treaty negotiations between Japan and Russia were "not in a situation where he could talk about the outlook" and that the Northern Territories were "a territory peculiar to Japan, but are currently illegally occupied by Russia." increase.
These expressions regarding the Northern Territories have not been used for a long time in the Diplomatic Bluebook while the peace treaty negotiations between the two countries continued, and according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it has been described as "illegal occupation" since 2003, "unique to Japan." The description "territory" has been since 2011.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to officially compile and publish a diplomatic bluebook in late April after coordinating with the ruling party.