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Eugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭@seav@en.osm.town (2026-09-12 16:28:57)
🇯🇵 #Japan is mad because the default free world maps on the #EqualEarth website depict the Kuril Islands under Russian control.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/japan-seeks-change-to-new-un-world-map-over-russia-misconception

Note that this affects all maps that use the #NaturalEarth dataset, which also affects Crimea (which is why Ukraine abstained from that UN resolution).

I wonder if Japan also protested against #OpenStreetMap for the exact same reason?

#maps #cartography #Mapstodon #gischat #geopolitics