» Japan-Russia Relations (Territorial Issues)    Article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the state's claim of the Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands which it refers to as the Northern Territories.    http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/russia/territory/index.html

» Kurile Island conflict - Dispute Between Russia and Japan over Sovereignty of Islands    Information and links on the conflict.    http://www.japan-101.com/history/kurile_island_conflict.htm

» Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto)    Overview of history and discovery of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto), one of the territories still disputed between Japan and Russia from a Japanese perspective.    http://www.karafuto.com/

» The Kurile Islands Dispute    Detailed study of the dispute between Japan and Russia over the islands.    http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ice/kurile.htm

» US Energy Information Administration - Sakhalin Island    US EIA provides data, forecasts, country analysis brief and other analyses, focusing on the energy industry including oil, natural gas and electricity.    http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Sakhalin/Background.html