Japan has entered a fresh dispute over the world map adopted by the United Nations after objecting to how the disputed Kuril Islands are depicted as Russian territory

Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia.

Japan has entered a fresh dispute over the world map adopted by the United Nations after objecting to how the disputed Kuril Islands are depicted as Russian territory