2.1M views · 42K reactions | A blast from the past!  Sarychev Volcano (on Matua Island northeast of Japan) was in the early stages of an eruption when an astronaut on the International Space Station captured this video on June 12, 2009—15 years ago today. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and has erupted at least 4 times since this video was taken. | NASA History | Facebook

The Russian president and Japanese prime minister are meeting to try to resolve the decades-old dispute over the Kuril islands. For the full video on the background to the tensions go to http://on.ft.com/2hFmZlg | Financial Times

9.7K views · 128 reactions | #CRUX | Moscow has said that Japan’s “anti-Russian course” makes peace treaty talks impossible. Russia's deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko said that it is impossible to discuss the signing of such a document (a peace treaty) with a state that takes openly unfriendly positions. Watch the video to find out will WWII era dispute over islands remain unsolved?#japan #russia #kurilislands | Firstpost | Facebook

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212K views · 3.7K reactions | Cargo ship in storm at Kuril islands | Merchant Navy | Facebook